Ubuntu For Mac Bootcamp

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  • The Main Course: Install Ubuntu. Now that your Mac's hard drive has room for Ubuntu, pop in your freshly burned Ubuntu CD and reboot. REFIt will appear and ask you if you'd like to boot to the CD.
  • The ISO in from this repo should allow you to install ubuntu without using an external keyboard or mouse on a MacBook Pro. It work in my MacBook with T2. If this repo helped you in any way, consider inviting a coffee to the people in the credits or me. UBUNTU 20.04 ISO with Apple T2.

Sep 09, 2020 For this guide, we are completely replacing the existing Mac OS X on the MacBook and going with an Ubuntu only installation, but you can set it up in a dual boot scenario as well if you wish. You will have to forgive me as this is being done on a live Mac, my screenshots will be very few and far between as you can really take them during the. The Main Course: Install Ubuntu. Now that your Mac's hard drive has room for Ubuntu, pop in your freshly burned Ubuntu CD and reboot. REFIt will appear and ask you if you'd like to boot to the CD.

Boot Camp Control Panel User Guide

You can set the default operating system to either macOS or Windows. The default operating system is the one you want to use when you turn on or restart your Mac.

Set the default operating system

  1. In Windows on your Mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Boot Camp Control Panel.

  2. If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes.

  3. Select the startup disk that has the default operating system you want to use.

  4. If you want to start up using the default operating system now, click Restart. Otherwise, click OK.

You can’t change your startup volume to an external FireWire or USB drive while you’re using Windows.

To learn how to change the default operating system using macOS, see Get started with Boot Camp.

Restart in macOS

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In Windows on your Mac, do one of the following:

  • Restart using Startup Manager: Restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Option key. When the Startup Manager window appears, release the Option key, select your macOS startup disk, then press Return.

    If you’re using a portable Mac with an external keyboard, make sure you press and hold the Option key on the built-in keyboard.

  • Restart using Boot Camp Control Panel: Click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Restart in macOS.

    This also sets the default operating system to macOS.

For more information about restarting in macOS, see the Apple Support article Switch between Windows and macOS.

See alsoGet started with Boot Camp Control Panel on MacTroubleshoot Boot Camp Control Panel problems on MacApple Support article: How to select a different startup disk

Another prerequisite you did not mention was to create a partition and format it for Linux: Partition a physical disk in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support


How To Open Boot Camp

The most likely explanation is that Linux won't recognize APFS. It sounds like you already addressed Secure Boot / External Boot but confirm those requirements.


I don't believe there is any reason for concern about overheating. Macs implement thermal protection in hardware.

Latest Bootcamp Drivers


Ubuntu For Intel Mac

I'm not sure deactivating SIP is required. It's strictly to prevent modification of macOS. Leave it disabled if you wish but if and when you get Linux installed you should enable it again.