But having the convenience of the entire Gnome desktop was helpful to get up and running. Recently, I replaced Gnome with bspwm, a very small and efficient tiling window manager (I’ll explain this in a future post). What you choose is a matter of preference. I chose the Gnome Debian Desktop Environment, Print Server, and Standard System Utilities. One of the last steps is to install optional packages. After downloading the image, I wrote the files to disc, booted the MacBook Pro starting with disc 1, and followed the text-based installation method. I chose to download the amd64 stable full installation suitable for writing to CDs. Head over to and find the installation method that’s best for you. It provides screenshots and explanations at each step. If you need hands-on assistance installing Debian, check out this step-by-step installation guide from the The Debian Administrator’s Handbook. Note: I’m not going to explain step-by-step the Debian installation in this post, mainly because it is straight forward. Wi-Fi: Broadcom Limited BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n (Card Type: AirPort Extreme).Dual GPA: (1) Graphics NVIDIA Corporation GT216M 512 MB, (2) Intel HD Graphics 288 MB.Hard drive: 500.1 GB ATA Hitachi HTS54505.
Unencumbered by Facts – “Linux on a Macbook Pro 10,1”.InfoWorld – “How well does the Linux kernel support Mac Hardware”.Debian Wiki – “Installing Debian on Apple MacBook Pro”.Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) Specifications.So without further delay, here are the steps I took to install, configure, and troubleshoot Debian 10 on an Apple MacBook Pro. The few problems I experienced were quickly resolved with a simple internet search. However, I’ve been using Linux on this MacBook Pro every day for almost a year and have had great success.
After reading about Apple hardware compatibility issues with Linux, I was concerned this may not be a viable long-term solution. After contemplating selling it, I decided instead to install Debian 10 and use it as a daily driver. In my case I have an Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) that wasn’t getting any use. One of the best, most satisfying, ways to take your liberty and privacy back from Apple is to install an open-source operating system like Debian Linux on Apple hardware. Installing an open source Unix-like OS on a beautiful piece of Apple hardware is a very satisfying feeling! And it’s a great snub at Apple. TLDR: Apple, by design, wants to spy on you and manipulate you.
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