This is my old MacBook Mid 2009. It was sitting in the closet for so long I thought I could invent some purpose and use it before it finally dies. Looks like latest macOS version don’t even support this device so I thought maybe I could use it as a learning tool for Ubuntu.

Since SSDs are so cheap these days I just decided to keep the old macOS drive as backup and install Ubuntu on one of these babies:

I think around £18 is a small price to pay for a brand new SSD so went with it.

Installing Ubuntu

1. Download the ISO here

2. Burn the ISO to a USB Drive. Instead of installing extra software I followed this guide: Making a Kali Bootable USB Drive. It’s for Kali Linux but this bit works for burning any Linux distro.

1. For the rest follow the steps here starting with Step 9

And after the installation this is what my MacBook looks like:

Resources

• iFixit How To: MacBook Hard Drive Replacement/Upgrade
• How to install & set up Linux on a Mac
• Making a Kali Bootable USB Drive