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usonian

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2. Up to Mojave or so, you could use it as a display (I did for a while, IIRC) via thunderbolt cable.

Mon Jun 17, 2024, 01:06 PM

Jun 2024

HOWEVER.

If you have a dvd drive (USB) you can try linux "live" distros. I like knoppix.
Alternately, boot from a thumb drive loaded with a distro.

I have an older imac that needs repairs. Fine, except the display is blank! So, that's in the cards. It's too nice to waste (depending on repair costs).

Good luck.
Knoppix will be updated some day. (Klaus says so) but it has been a while.
It's Debian Linux less systemd. (starts flame wars ... )

Can't speak to RH/Fedora, as I used them in the distant past (Yellow Dog Linux ran on a very old laptop)

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