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How can I install Ubuntu on my IMAC mid 2010 High Sierra?

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I've just installed Ubuntu 20.10 on an iMac 2009. I removed HighSierra totally.It was pretty straight forward.

  • I downloaded the ISO
  • I created a USB key with balenaEtcher under HighSierra
  • I rebooted with Alt key pressed and chose the USB key as the boot volume (i.e.: "EFI Boot" instead of "Macintosh HD")
  • I followed these instructions for single boot and voilà!

I could even run Try Ubuntu before installing it.
Everything worked right out of the box. (except my mouse cursor issue)

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I have a 2010 21" iMac that I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on several years ago. From memory, I had to burn the ubuntu image to a dvd and use the apple superdrive, as USB disks weren't being detected, and the builtin dvd drive is flakey.

I did upgrade to 23.10 then 24.04 and both made it a stuttering mess. So now looking to downgrade or try another distro.

Note that to get ubuntu to work, you need to set nomodeset otherwise graphics are messed up. I did this by enabling SSH and/or VNC, remoting in, then using setup-linux-safegraphics command in Dorothy

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