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- All Apple (non-phone) computers released between 2006 and 2020, run on Intel processors, and boot using EFI (a successor to the earlier BIOS).
- All Apple phone and tablets use the ARM architecture and from 2021 Apple switched to ARM for their Macbook and Mac mini lines.
Older Apple computers (1998–2005) run on PowerPC processors, and boot using OpenFirmware.
- Even older Apple computers (pre-1998 Macs) run on Motorola 68000 (m68k) processors.
Most pages refer to current (Intel-based) models, but there are now some arm64 models. Powerpc is also a supported architecture. m68k has not been supported since etch (2007), but packages still exist in unstable.
The Debian Mactel Team's goal is to maintain the packages necessary to run Debian on Apple computers.
ARM-based Macs (2021-today)
InstallingDebianOn/Apple/M1 (Nov 2020)
Intel-based Macs (2006-today)
Laptops
MacBook Pro
MacBookPro12,1 (13" Retina Mar 2015)
MacBookPro11,1 (13" Retina Oct 2013)
MacBookPro10,1 (15" Retina Jun 2012)
MacBookPro9,2 (13" Jun 2012)
MacBookPro9,1 (15" Jun 2012)
MacBookPro8,3 (17" Oct 2011, 17" Feb 2011)
?MacBookPro8,2 (15" Oct 2011, 15" Feb 2011)
MacBookPro8,1 (13" Oct 2011, 13" Feb 2011)
?MacBookPro6,1 (17" Apr 2010)
?MacBookPro6,2 (15" Apr 2010)
MacBookPro7,1 (13" Apr 2010)
?MacBookPro5,2 (17" Jun 2009, 17" Jan 2009)
MacBookPro5,3 (15" Jun 2009)
?MacBookPro5,4 (15" Jun 2009)
MacBookPro5,5 (13" Jun 2009)
MacBookPro5,1 (15" Oct 2008, 15" Mar 2009)
?MacBookPro4,1 (17" Oct 2008, 17" Feb 2008, 15" Feb 2008)
?MacBookPro3,1 (17" Jun 2007, 15" Jun 2007)
?MacBookPro2,1 (17" Oct 2006)
?MacBookPro2,2 (15" Oct 2006)
?MacBookPro1,2 (17" Apr 2006)
?MacBookPro1,1 (15" May 2006, 15" Jan 2006)
MacBook
?MacBook7,1 (May 2010)
MacBook6,1 (Oct 2009)
MacBook5,2 (May 2009, Jan 2009)
?MacBook5,1 (Oct 2008 - Alu)
?MacBook4,1 (Oct 2008, Feb 2008)
MacBook3,1 (Nov 2007)
MacBook2,1 (May 2007, Nov 2006)
?MacBook1,1 (May 2006)
MacBook Air
MacBookAir6,2 (13" Dec 2014)
?MacBookAir5,2 (13" Jun 2012)
MacBookAir5,1 (11" Jun 2012)
MacBookAir4,2 (13" Jul 2011)
?MacBookAir4,1 (11" Jul 2011)
MacBookAir3,2 (13" Oct 2010)
?MacBookAir3,1 (11" Oct 2010)
MacBookAir2,1 (13" Oct 2008, 13" Jun 2009)
MacBook Air (Model 2,1)
?MacBookAir1,1 (13" Jan 2008)
Desktops
Mac Pro
?MacPro5,1 (Jul 2010, Nov 2010, Jun 2012)
?MacPro4,1 (Mar 2009)
?MacPro3,1 (Jan 2008)
MacPro2,1 (Apr 2007)
MacPro1,1 (Aug 2006)
Mac mini
Macmini7,1 (Late 2014)
?Macmini5,3 (Jul 2011)
?Macmini5,2 (Jul 2011)
?Macmini5,1 (Jul 2011)
Macmini4,1 (Jun 2010)
?Macmini3,1 (Mar 2009, Oct 2009)
?Macmini2,1 (Aug 2007)
?Macmini1,1 (Feb 2006, Sep 2006)
iMac
iMac12,2 (27" May 2011)
?iMac12,1 (21" May 2011, 21" Aug 2011)
?iMac11,3 (27" Jul 2010)
?iMac11,2 (21" Jul 2010)
?iMac11,1 (27" Oct 2009)
iMac10,1 (27" Oct 2009, 21" Oct 2009)
?iMac9,1 (24" Mar 2009, 20" Apr 2009)
?iMac8,1 (24" Apr 2008, 20" Apr 2008)
?iMac7,1 (24" Aug 2007, 20" Aug 2007)
?iMac6,1 (24" Sep 2006)
?iMac5,2 (17" Sep 2006)
?iMac5,1 (20" Sep 2006, 17" Sep 2006)
?iMac4,2 (17" Jul 2006)
iMac4,1 (20" Jan 2006, 17" Jan 2006)
Xserve
PowerPC-based Macs (1998-2005)
Laptops
Desktops
Contribute
If your model isn't listed above, you can create a new page. Name it something like "ModelName/etch" (it will be created under the current page):
Resources
Useful Links
http://www.apple.com - Homepage
Tuxmobil 's Linux on Apple Installation Guides
Linux-on-laptops.com's Linux on Apple Laptop Installation Guides
IRC: #debianppc