[Cialug] Small and quiet Linux box suggestions

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

How well do modern Mac Minis run Linux? When i first started thinking 
about mini PCs, the Mac Mini was the first that came to mind. I've run 
Linux on Apple hardware before (both PowerPC and Intel) and have been 
frustrated by the constant little problems though. But if i recall 
correctly, most of my post-installation issues were related to booting; 
the boot loader on Apple hardware seemed quite brittle and often broke 
on kernel upgrades. Maybe it is better now; the last time i ran Linux on 
Apple hardware was several years ago when EFI was a novelty that was 
really *only* available on Apple. None of my hardware is new enough to 
have it, but my understanding is that EFI is a bit more common now.

On 2014-04-25 at 18:29:03 Rob Cook wrote:
> My issues with that Brix mini PC is that once you spec it past
> 'barebones' but not fully loaded with a core i7 you can buy a
> refurbed Mac Mini with a core i7. There really isn't anything that
> works better in this form factor than Mini and nothing will be as
> quiet.
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