Resurrecting an old Macbook Air 2011 with Linux

I resurrect an old MacBook Air (13 inch) from 2011 with the power of Linux into a fully functional, capable machine. 💻

🔧 What's Inside: details on why I’m doing this, what Linux distros I chose, comparison on installation experience, out of box experience, available applications and (perceived) performance)

📌 Important Notes: iFixit, The Verge and the other websites and companies features in the video are obviously owners of their respective content.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Opening
00:02:37 Introduction
00:04:06 Chosen Linux Distros: Ubuntu, Linux Mint (MATE), Elementary OS
00:05:00 Comparison criteria
00:06:25 Creating installation media
00:07:38 Ease of Installation
00:09:42 Out of Box experience
00:11:37 Available applications
00:13:20 Overall performance
00:14:49 Geekbench 4 results
00:15:53 Conclusion

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