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Installing CentOS on Apple Hardware

Installing recent CentOS versions on Macs is not as straight forward as I wish it to be. I repeatedly had issues even getting the installation media to boot. In this snippet I gather my findings and present a way to successfully install CentOS on a Mac.

Tested using CentOS Stream 8 on a Late 2014 Mac Mini.

1. Preparing the Installation Media

When using the usual methods of creating a bootable USB drive (e.g. by using balenaEtcher) I was greeted by a black screen. In order to successfully get to the CentOS installer I did the following things:

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Boot from USB on a Mac

This short snippet explains how to boot from an installation medium on a Mac. The installation process itself is extensively documented for most operating systems. However most modern Macs require some additional steps to even get to the point of running a live DVD, especially if you do not have access to an original Apple keyboard. This snippet documents this process.

Create an installation medium

This process is well documented. One way of creating a bootable medium is to use balenaEtcher. Install via Homebrew:

brew cask install balenaetcher

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