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Linux Laptop & Notebook Installation Guides: Apple (aka Macintosh)

Linux installation and configuration guides for iBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, PowerBook laptops and notebooks made by Apple Computer Inc.. Compatibility reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too. And don't miss the resources section at the bottom, containing links to applications, tools, utilities, drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs. Do you have written an installation tutorial yourself? Please submit a new report.





Apple iBookGentoo 
Apple iBookDebian Sarge 
Apple iBook YellowDogLinux 
Apple iBook YellowDogLinuxDutch
Apple iBook [1999]LinuxPPCJapanese
Apple iBook 700MHz [2002]CRUX Linux PPC, NetBSD 1.2.1 
Apple iBookDebian 
Apple iBook [2004] [PRINT]DebianGerman
Apple iBookDebianGerman
Apple iBook [2001] [archived link]Novell/SuSE 7.0German
Apple iBook [2003] [archived link]DebianGerman
Apple iBook G3 300MhzYellowDogLinux 2.2 
Apple iBook 700MHzGentoo Power PC 
Apple iBook [archived link]Debian 3.0 
Apple iBookDebian 3.0French
Apple iBook Tangerine [2000]Debian 
Apple ibook [PDF]Novell/SuSE 7.0 
Apple iBook [archived link]YellowDogLinux, LinuxPPC 
Apple iBook YellowDogLinuxGerman
Apple iBook 14''YellowDogLinuxGerman
Apple iBook 600 [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple iBook G3LinuxPPCFrench
Apple iBook G3Vine Linux PPCJapanese
Apple iBook G3 12'' 500MHz [2001]ARCHlinux 
Apple iBook G3 500MHz Dual-USB WhiteGentoo PPC 2006.1 
Apple iBook G3 500MHz Dual-USB WhiteDebian Woody 
Apple iBook G3 500MHzDebian 
Apple iBook G3 500MhzOpenBSD 3.7 PowerPC 
Apple iBook G3 12'' 900MHzDebian 
Apple iBook G3 700 [archived link]DebianFrench
Apple iBook G3 [2001] [archived link]PenguinPPCGerman
Apple iBook 800MHz [archived link]OpenBSD 
Apple iBook G4Fedora PPC 
Apple iBook G4DebianSpanish
Apple iBook G4 1.2''GHz [archived link]DebianSpanish
Apple iBook G4DebianGerman
Apple iBook G4GentooSpanish
Apple iBook G4Ubuntu Dapper Drake 
Apple iBook G4 [2004]GentooJapanese
Apple iBook G4 [2004]Debian 
Apple iBook G4 [2004]DebianFrench
Apple iBook G4 1.2GHz [2004]DebianFrench
Apple iBook G4 800Mhz [archived link]Debian 
Apple iBook G4 800MHz 12''YellowDogLinux 3.0.1Italian
Apple iBook G4 800MHz 12''YellowDogLinux 3.0.1 
Apple iBook G4 800UbuntuFrench
Apple iBook G4 800MHzUbuntu 6.10 
Apple iBook G4 12'' 1GHz [2004]Debian 3.0 WoodyJapanese
Apple iBook G4 12'' 1GHz [2004]Debian 3.0 Woody 
Apple iBook G4 1.2GHz [archived link]Mandriva (Mandrake)French
Apple iBook G4 [2005]Debian Sarge, Ubuntu HoaryFrench
Apple iBook G4 [2005]Debian 3.1Spanish
Apple iBook G4 12'' [2005] [PRINT]DebianGerman
Apple iBook G4 14'' [2004] [archived link]Debian, GentooJapanese
Apple iBook G4 12'' 1,2 GHz [2005]Gentoo 
Apple iBook G4 12'' 1,2 GHz [2005]GentooItalian
Apple iBook G4 12'' [2005]Ubuntu 5.04 
Apple iBook G4 [2004] [PRINT]YellowDogLinuxGerman
Apple iBook G4 14''Gentoo 
Apple iBook G4 1.33GHzDebianItalian
Apple iBook G4 [archived link]Fedora Core 4Italian
Apple iBook G4Debian 4.0French
Apple iBook G4Ubuntu 6.04, 6.10Italian
Apple iBook G4Ubuntu Dapper Drake 
Apple iBook G4Ubuntu Dapper DrakeGerman
Apple iBook G4Ubuntu 6.10, 7.04German
Apple iBook G4 [2005]Ubuntu Breezy 
Apple iBook G4 12''DebianItalian
Apple iBook G4 12'' [2005]Gentoo 
Apple iBook G4 12'' [2005]Gentoo 
Apple iBook G4 12'' 1,2 GhzUbuntu 5.10, Gentoo, Fedora Core 4 
Apple iBook G4 1.2GHz 12.1''DebianGerman
Apple iBook G4 1.2GHz 12.1''Debian 
Apple iBook G4 [2005] [archived link]Debian SargeGerman
Apple iBook3.3 G4 14''Debian 
Apple iBook2 [archived link]DebianGerman
Apple iBook2Debian 
Apple iBook2Debian 
Apple iBook2 300MHzYellowDogLinux 4.0 
Apple iBook2 466MHzYellowDogLinux 4.0 
Apple iBook2 800MHzYellowDogLinux 4.0 
Apple iBook2Debian 
Apple iBook2DebianGerman
Apple iBook2 [archived link]DebianFrench
Apple iBook2 [archived link]Debian 
Apple iBook2Debian 3.0 
Apple iBook2Debian 
Apple iBook2Debian WoodyFrench
Apple iBook2.2 [archived link]Debian 3.0 
Apple iBook2.2DebianChinese
Apple iBook2.2Debian 3.0, 3.1French
Apple iBook 2.2Debian 
Apple ibook2 500DebianGerman
Apple iBook2 500 [archived link]Debian 
Apple iBook2 600MHz [archived link]Mandriva (Mandrake) 8.0 
Apple iBook2 600MHzDebian 
Apple iBook2 Dual USB 600MHz [late 2001] [archived link]OpenBSD 3.2 
Apple iBook Dual USB [2002] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple iBook Dual USB [2001] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple iBook Dual USB [pre-2001] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple iBook SE [archived link]Debian 
Apple Macbook Debian 
Apple Macbook [2006]Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake 
Apple Macbook [2006] [archived link]Ubuntu 6.06 
Apple Macbook 13'' 2GHz [2006]Debian, GentooFrench
Apple Macbook [2006]Gentoo 
Apple Macbook 1.83GHZ Core2Duo [2006] [archived link]Debian 
Apple Macbook Core2DuoNetBSD 
Apple Macbook [2006]Debian Etch 
Apple Macbook [2006]Debian Etch 
Apple Macbook [2006]Knoppix 5.01, Debian Etch 
Apple Macbook [2006]Gentoo 
Apple Macbook [2006] [PDF]Debian Etch 
Apple Macbook [2006]Linux 
Apple Macbook [2006]KUbuntu 
Apple Macbook [2006 1.1]UbuntuFrench
Apple Macbook [2006]UbuntuFrench
Apple Macbook [2006]Ubuntu 
Apple Macbook [2006]Ubuntu 7.04 
Apple MacBook 13.3'' Core2Duo Black [2007]Fedora Core 6German
Apple Macbook 2,1 [2007] NEW  Linux 
Apple Macbook DebianChinese
Apple Macbook Ubuntu 6.06Italian
Apple Macbook UbuntuSpanish
Apple Macbook Ubuntu 6.10, 7.04German
Apple Macbook FreeBSDGerman
Apple Macbook FreeBSD 
Apple Macbook FreeBSDFrench
Apple Macbook FreeBSD 
Apple Macbook Ubuntu 7.04German
Apple MacbookOpenSolaris 
Apple MacbookUbuntu 7.04, 7.10 
Apple MacbookSolaris 
Apple Macbook Novell/SuSE 10.3 
Apple Macbook Fedora 8 
Apple Macbook (Spring 2007)Debian, Mac OSX 
Apple Macbook (Caligosta)UbuntuItalian
Apple Macbook (Santa Rosa)UbuntuItalian
Apple Macbook (Santa Rosa) NEW  Ubuntu 
Apple Macbook NEW  Ubuntu 7.04 
Apple Macbook 1.1 13'' 2GHz Core Duo [August 2006]Debian, Ubuntu 
Apple MacBook 13.3'' Core 2 DuoNovell/SuSE 10.3, Ubuntu 7.10German
Apple Macbook (2. Gen, Core 2 Duo)ARCHlinux 
Apple Macbook 2GHzDebianFrench
Apple Macbook 2GHzUbuntu 7.10Brazilian Portuguese
Apple Macbook Pro 15''Ubuntu 6.06 
Apple Macbook Pro 1st & 2nd gen. Core Duo & Core 2 Duo [2006]Ubuntu 
Apple Macbook Pro [2006]Ubuntu 
Apple MacBook Pro [2006] [PRINT]Novell/SuSE 10.1German
Apple Macbook Pro [2006]Gentoo 
Apple Macbook Pro [2006]Ubuntu 
Apple Macbook Pro 15''DebianItalian
Apple Macbook Pro 15'' [2006]Debian AMD64 Etch 
Apple Macbook Pro 15'' [2006]Ubuntu 
Apple Macbook ProOpenSolaris Build 76 
Apple Macbook Pro 15''Solaris Express Developer Edition 9/07 
Apple Macbook Pro Core 2 Duo [2006]Gentoo 
Apple Macbook Pro 15'' 2.16GHz Core 2 DuoUbuntu 7.04, KUbuntu 7.10 
Apple Macbook Pro 3rd gen, Santa Rosa [2007]Debian 
MacBook Pro 3rd gen. Santa Rosa [2007] NEW  OpenGEU 
Apple Macbook Pro 3rd gen. Santa Rosa NEW  LinuxFrench
Apple Macbook Pro 15.4''LinuxPolish
Apple Macbook Pro 15.4''LinuxPolish
Apple Macbook ProFreeBSD 7.0 
Apple Macbook ProOpenBSD 4.2 
Apple Macbook ProLinuxGerman
Apple Macbook ProNovell/SuSE 10.2 
Apple Macbook ProFedora 8 
Apple Macbook ProUbuntu 8.04 64bit 
Apple Macbook Pro NEW  Debian 
Apple Macbook Pro 3,1 Core 2 Duo NEW  Gentoo 
Apple Macbook Pro Core2Duo 2,2DebianFrench
Apple Macbook Pro 4th gen. Penryn NEW  Ubuntu 
Apple Macbook Pro 5,1 5th gen. Unibody (Aluminum) NEW  Gentoo 
Apple Macbook 5,1 5th gen. Unibody (Aluminium) NEW  Ubuntu 8.10 
Apple Macbook Unibody [2008] NEW  Debian 
Apple PowerBook 160NetBSD 
Apple PowerBook 1400Debian 
Apple PowerBook 1400 [archived link]MkLinuxJapanese
Apple PowerBook 1400, 2300, 5300Linux 
Apple PowerBook 1400CS [archived link]Debian 3.0 Woody 
Apple PowerBook 2400Debian 
Apple PowerBook 2400 [archived link]LinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook 2400c [archived link]RedHat 4.2Japanese
Apple PowerBook 3400Gentoo 1.4 PPC, YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook 3400 Hooper [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook 3400CDebian 
Apple PowerBook 3400C/200 [1999]LinuxPPCJapanese
Apple PowerBook 5300Debian 
Apple PowerBook 5300CMkLinux 
Apple PowerBook G3 [1999] [archived link]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G3LinuxPPCFrench
Apple PowerBook G3 [archived link]LinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G3 233 [archived link]LinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G3/250 (aka 3500)Mandriva (Mandrake) PPC 9.1French
Apple PowerBook G3 FireWireKnoppix 
Apple PowerBook G3 FireWire [archived link]Novell/SuSE 7.0German
Apple PowerBook G3 500 FireWire [PDF]Novell/SuSE 7.0 
Apple PowerBook G3 LombardYellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G3 LombardLinuxPPCFrench
Apple PowerBook G3 Lombard [archived link]LinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G3 Lombard [archived link]Gentoo 
Apple PowerBook G3 Pismo [archived link]LinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G3 PismoYellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G3 PismoLinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G3 PismoGentoo 
Apple PowerBook G3 Pismo [2000] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G3 Pismo FireWire [archived link]Debian 3.0 (Woody) 
Apple PowerBook G3 400 Pismo FireWireDebian 2.2French
Apple PowerBook G3 Pismo FireWireOpenBSD 3.4 
Apple PowerBook G3 1st gen Kanga [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G3 Lombard [1999] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G3 LombardDebian 
Apple PowerBook G3 WallstreetDebian 
Apple PowerBook G3 Wallstreet [archived link]Mandriva (Mandrake) 9.1 
Apple PowerBook G3 WallstreetYellowDogLinux 2.3 
Apple PowerBook G3 WallstreetDebian 
Apple PowerBook G3 WallstreetLinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G3 WallstreetUbuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger 
Apple PowerBook G3 WallstreetUbuntu 5.04 Hoary 
Apple PowerBook G3/292/14 WallstreetLinuxPPCJapanese
Apple PowerBook G3 Wallstreet/Lombard/PismoLinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G3 Wallstreet IINovell/SuSE 7.1 / 7.3 PPC, 10.3German
Apple PowerBook G3 Wallstreet/Mainstreet [1998] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 1.5GHz (Model 5,4)Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4Gentoo 
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' 1GHzYellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 12''Gentoo PPCFrench
Apple PowerBook G4Mandriva (Mandrake) 9.1French
Apple PowerBook G4 Mercury Rev A [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 Onyx [2001] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 [2002] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 (GeForce4) 12'' [2003] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 (Radeon 9000) 15'' [2003] [archived link]YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4Fedora 
Apple PowerBook G4Linux 
Apple PowerBook G4Vine LinuxJapanese
Apple PowerBook G4 Aluminium (AlBook) 1GHzYellowDogLinux, Ubuntu 
Apple PowerBook G4 Aluminium (AlBook) [2003] [archived link]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 Aluminium (AlBook) 12'' 1.33GHz [archived link]Debian Sarge 
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' [2003]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 867MHz Aluminium (AlBook) [2004] [archived link]Linux 
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' Aluminium (AlBook) [2004] [archived link]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' Aluminium (AlBook) [2004] [archived link]DebianGerman
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' Aluminium (AlBook) [2004]DebianSpanish
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' Aluminium (AlBook) [2004]DebianFrench
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' Aluminium (AlBook) 1.5MHzDebian 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' Aluminium (AlBook) [2004]OpenBSD 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' Aluminium (AlBook) [2004]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' Aluminium (AlBook) [2004] [archived link]GentooItalian
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' Aluminium (AlBook) [archived link]GentooItalian
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1GHZ Aluminium (AlBook) [archived link]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 (AlBook) [2005]Linux 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1.67GHz (Albook) [2005]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1.67GHz (AlBook) [2005]Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' (AlBook)Gentoo 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1.67GHz (AlBook)Gentoo PPC 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' (AlBook) [2005] [PRINT]Debian 3.1 PPCGerman
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' (AlBook) NEW  GentooItalian
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1.25GHz Aluminium (AlBook) [2003-Q4]Gentoo 
Apple PowerBook G4 Aluminium (AlBook) NEW  DebianFrench
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1.5GHz (AlBook)Ubuntu 6.06LTS, 6.10, 7.04 
Apple PowerBook G4 17'' (AlBook)OpenBSD 3.7 
Apple PowerBook G4 550MHz (TiBook)OpenBSD 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)YellowDogLinux,Debian, Gentoo, Mandriva (Mandrake) 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)YellowDogLinux 2.2 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)LinuxPPCJapanese
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)LinuxPPC 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook) [archived link]Debian 3.0 
Apple PowerBook G4 500MHz Titanium (TiBook)Novell/SuSE 7.1 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)DebianFrench
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)Ubuntu Breezy BadgerGerman
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook) [archived link] [PRINT]PenguinPPCGerman
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 400 Titanium (TiBook) [PDF]Novell/SuSE 7.0 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook II)Debian, NetBSD 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook III) [archived link]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook IV)Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook IV) 15'' [archived link]DebianGerman
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook IV) [archived link]Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 400Mhz Titanium (TiBook)YellowDogLinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 400MHz Titanium (TiBook)Gentoo 
Apple PowerBook G4 400MHz 15'' Titanium (TiBook)Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 500 Titanium (TiBook)Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 500MHz Titanium (TiBook)Mandriva (Mandrake) 9.1French
Apple PowerBook G4 500Mhz Titanium (TiBook)Vine Linux 3.1Japanese
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium 667MHz (TiBook)Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 800 Titanium (TiBook) [2004]DebianFrench
Apple PowerBook G4 800 Titanium (TiBook) [archived link]OpenBSD 
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook) NEW  DebianFrench
Apple PowerBook G4 800MHz DVI [archived link]OpenBSD 
Apple PowerBook G4 12'' 1.25GHz [2005]DebianFrench
Apple PowerBook G4 1.5GHz 12''Gentoo 
Apple PowerBook G4 12''GentooSpanish
Apple PowerBook G4 12''Debian 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' [2006] [PRINT]Debian 3.1German
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' [2/2006]ARCHlinux 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' [2007]Ubuntu 6.06LTS 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1GHz NEW  Gentoo 
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' 1.5GHzUbuntu 
Apple PowerBook G4 [2007]Ubuntu 6.06 

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