This link is all you need:
My Notes
I installed Budgie 20.04 LTS on my old MacBook Pro; it was super easy following instructions from above link to make the install media.
I ran into some issues but they were easy to overcome:
Sep 04, 2020 How to Run Linux on a Mac. This article will show you how to install a Linux distro onto your Intel based Mac, without having to reformat your drive, nor erase your partition. Download the latest version of Linux distro of your choice. Sep 09, 2020 My goal is to install Ubuntu on a Mac to create a Linux laptop for me to be able to use around my home that I can use easily for both work and play. While I know I won't do too much gaming on it, I should still be able to do everything I want to do, and that is enough.
- You need Ethernet connection from somewhere. Otherwise you cannot download drivers nor updates.
- You don't want to use nVidia's driver 340 on (old) MacBook Pro, because Linux will not boot otherwise. I am not seeing rendering artifacts with 20.04 LTS Nouveau drivers; it is quite usable. During Linux install, uncheck the option to use proprietary driver so that everything installs and boots. Then you can enable just Broadcom driver via Additional Drivers later.
- I had to reboot after installing Broadcom driver for Wireless interfact to work.
sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extraswill give you the missing codecs to support more media formats.
Another prerequisite you did not mention was to create a partition and format it for Linux: Partition a physical disk in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
The most likely explanation is that Linux won't recognize APFS. It sounds like you already addressed Secure Boot / External Boot but confirm those requirements.
I don't believe there is any reason for concern about overheating. Macs implement thermal protection in hardware.
How to install akai eie pro on mac. I'm not sure deactivating SIP is required. It's strictly to prevent modification of macOS. Leave it disabled if you wish but if and when you get Linux installed you should enable it again.
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