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Questions tagged [macintosh]

Macintosh hardware made by Apple.

Use this tag for questions related to running unix variants on any form of Macintosh hardware (whether you're running Mac OS X, Linux or any other unix variants). Do not use this tag if you're using a Mac and your question isn't directly related to the hardware; use instead.

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Swap alt and super

I have a Macbook Air that runs Linux. I want to swap the alt and super keys in both sides of the keyboard with each other. How do I do this with cli tools? Update Following Drav Sloan's answer I used the following: keycode 64 = Alt_L keycode 133 =…
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Unable to connect to any wifi with NetworkManager due to error: Secrets were required, but not provided

Using NetworkManager on Arch Linux on a MacBookPro14,3, I am unable to connect to any wireless network. I've tried connecting to a number of different WiFi networks (home, mobile hotspot, work) all with the same result. I've tried doing this with…
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How can you get any version of Linux to see the 2018 MacBook Pro SSD?

I have tried nvme_load=yes in place of quiet --- with Ubuntu 18.04.1 and Xubuntu 18.04. df -h results in only the system generated mounts and the installation media. The weekly live including firmware image of Debian also fails to discover…
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PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key

Installed Ubuntu with SIP disabled on MacBook 2017 - 0 issues, booted in seconds. I have been building it out and created a problem while trying to make the WiFi work. At some point (it was very late) a combination of 3 things happened: I enabled…
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run Mac OS X applications on Linux

According to this Wikipedia article: OS X is a series of Unix-based graphical interface operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. so i was thinking: is there any similar application to Wine but runs Mac applications? is it possible…
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How to make bootable Debian USB on mac?

Their approach https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple/MacBookAir/3-2 does not work(everything goes fine but usb does not become bootable). It also seems seems several years old and outdated. Other distos have large amouts of…
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What is the most compatible Linux distribution for MacBook Pro?

Here's the minimal requirements: two-fingers movement on touchpad for scroll using the lower-powered GPU as default card sleep on lid close some key (control or command) + LMB for RMB Nice-to-have: "squeeze" gesture to zoom in working multimedia…
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USB to VGA on Linux

I've been offered a Macbook Pro mid-2012. Although it wouldn't have been my first choice it's still a great piece of hardware, only problem for me is that it only has a single Thunderbolt port allowing me to plug only one external monitor by…
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What does i386 mean on macOS Mojave?

I'm on a second-hand MacBook Pro from late 2013 (Mojave 10.14.3) and when I type arch on the Terminal, I get back i386. Shouldn't it be a x86_64? Did the seller misrepresent the item? Please see the screenshot below of 'About this Mac'.
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How to increase sound volume on eMac P69 running FreeBSD 10.3?

I've got FreeBSD 10.3 (PowerPC) installed on eMac P69. I'm using MPlayer to test loudness. I already use -af volume=10:1-like options but they tend to distort sound pretty quickly + it is not really a solution. From what I read online I should be…
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GNU nano 2: DOS Format or Mac Format on Linux

Which format (Mac or DOS) should I use on Linux PCs/Clusters? I know the difference: DOS format uses "carriage return" (CR or \r) then "line feed" (LF or \n). Mac format uses "carriage return" (CR or \r) Unix uses "line feed" (LF or \n) I also…
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How do I increase my iterm (tmux) window scrollback (not the line scrollback)

When I want to scroll back, i.e. with my mouse (or with PageUp) I can only go up about 43 pages (about 2000 lines). Can I increase that? I have my terminal preference -> "Scrollback Lines" set to 1000000 I also have my bashrc set…
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What is the tmux prefix code for command key on mac?

I'd like to change my tmux prefix key from control to command (on mac). I have an example on how to set it to alt: set-option -g prefix M-b
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In vim, how to map "command-right" and "command-left" to beginning of line and end of line on mac?

I'm trying to get it to be like default text editing in Mac. I tried map! 0 and map! $ in ~/.vimrc, but of course it didn't work. How can i do this?
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How to recover “deleted” files in Linux on an NTFS filesystem (files originally from macOS)

My girlfriend has a external hard disk with 10 years+ of photos, documents and more. A lot of these files originate from her old iPhone 5 and her MacBook. The hard disk itself is NTFS Format. Since the disk is so old, it turns into a hazard of data…
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