I found that subtle changes between models made a big difference advice that worked for the model just before or just after mine often would not work on my hardware. If you search for help, use the specific model number of your Mini. It's useful to check out hardware compatibility via 'Try'). Best approach is to just boot the iso in the Mini and play with it in Live Mode (the installer offers you a choice between 'Try' or 'Install'.

I'd imagine the 14.04.02 is a good bet to work. You don't have to chase down or even install a driver. The Linux Intel video driver is written and maintained by Intel and is used by default on any Ubuntu install that detects an active Intel video unit. The Mini has just onboard Intel, right? So you should not run into the issues I had. And, if I shut down the Intel instead, Ubuntu used the AMD card, and lacked the necessary fan control (they ran maxed out all the time). Ubuntu couldn't do that, so I had to resort to find a way to shut off the Radeon card so Ubuntu would think it was running on a machine with only Intel video. Apple uses hardware to make that switch, so it happens transparently. OS X defaults to the Intel and switches to the AMD card when demand requires it. The problems I had all involved the Macbook's hybrid video: Onboard Intel and a discrete AMD card. I've never put Ubuntu on a Mini, but I did put it on a 2011 Macbook Pro.

Doesn't anyone know which Ubuntu operating system works best on the MacMini 2012 (late) Mt.

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