A step-by-step guide to the process can be found at Ubuntu's exceptionally helpful community forum. The 'other method' was to install via a USB flash drive. More fun that way (and I didn't have any readily available disks). Though I have a 2011 Macbook Pro with a functional SuperDrive I chose 'other methods'. However, before we can begin installing, this iso needs to be burned to a disk or made installable by other methods. Once Ubuntu is downloaded we're left with an iso file containing the installer.

I settled on the 64-bit 14.04.1 LTS version so everything I say from here on out is done with this version in mind. Getting Ubuntu Linux is easy enough just go to the download page and pick a version. That is to say, the applications I'm interested in are likely already available via Ubuntu's Software Center/App Store, or provided by third parties in a format that is usable by the Software Center. I'm familiar enough with Ubuntu Linux and it's software ecosystem to feel confident that if there is some software I need, it's likely available for Ubuntu with minimal effort. The primary reason I chose Ubuntu is convenience. You're just going to read about it and decide whether you're interested in doing something similar. You're going to put linux on it and disable the faulty AMD graphics card with extreme prejudice. You are going to blow OS X away, and replace it with something else.

You've tried a few home remedies before with only temprorary success so now, now you're ready for the nuclear option. You're going to attempt the impossible, and bring it back from near certain death. Some have chosen to sue Apple because of this and, justified though they may be, you have opted for another path. The battery barely holds a charge and it has fallen victim to a cruel fate 1 which has rendered the display all but useless. You have a 2011 Macbook Pro - the Macbook Pro 8,2 as it will come to be known to you - and it is dying. I understand you might be asking 'Why would I do such a thing!?' So imagine this scenario: What I'll be showing you today is how to rescue your 2011 Macbook Pro by putting Linux on it.

Ubuntu for mac 14.04