{"id":212294,"date":"2026-02-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/i-installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:15:09","slug":"i-installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/i-installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner\/","title":{"rendered":"I installed Ubuntu on my old MacBook Air and I wish I&#8217;d done it sooner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner\/\">I installed Ubuntu on my old MacBook Air and I wish I&#8217;d done it sooner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner\/\">https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-11 10:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.howtogeek.com\">www.howtogeek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title icon i-list\">Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Linux boosts performance on old Macs due to its efficiency &#038; lightweight nature compared to newer versions of macOS.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Ubuntu is free, offers long-term support, and allows deep customization for a tailored experience.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Installing Ubuntu on a Mac is relatively straightforward, improving speed &#038; functionality without major hiccups.\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re eyeing a shiny new Apple Silicon Mac but don\u2019t know what to do with your old one, installing Linux can transform what you thought was obsolete tech into a capable machine.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-installed-ubuntu-on-my-2014-macbook-air\">\n                        Why installed Ubuntu on my 2014 MacBook Air<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Back in 2014, during my first stint at How-To Geek, I bought a MacBook Air for writing Mac-related articles. It had an Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD\u2014a fairly powerful workhorse for its time. In 2022, I upgraded to a refurbished M1 Pro MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air was relegated to a drawer, collecting dust like a forgotten Toy Story character.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its age, however, this Mac still works. Sure, it has a big ding in the bottom right corner from when I accidentally knocked it on the floor. I&#8217;ve replaced the battery twice. The hinge is loose, and tightening it is not a fun task. Still, the laptop powers on and it works without fail. The real problem? macOS updates have bogged it down. What was once snappy now feels sluggish; app icons bounce endlessly while applications open, and spinning beach balls are a common occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>    &#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I installed Ubuntu on my old MacBook Air and I wish I&#8217;d done it sooner&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static0.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_3384.JPG?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[71,79],"class_list":["post-212294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-linux","tag-linux","tag-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212294"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212296,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212294\/revisions\/212296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}