Lightweight, performant Linux distro for legacy Intel Macs in 2026

MX Linux, built on Debian Stable and offered in Xfce, KDE, and Fluxbox flavors, booted a 2012 iMac faster than any of the standard distros, with WiFi and sound working out of the box.

OEM installation is as easy as booting from the ISO and running sudo minstall --oem in the terminal (default accounts: demo/demo, root/root).

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❧ 2026-03-06