Reviving a 2013 Mac Pro "Trashcan" as an Ubuntu 26.04 VM Server: Install, the Hidden SSD Bottleneck, and Tuning for Raw Horsepower
Machine: Mac Pro 6,1 with a Xeon E5-1680 v2 (8 cores, 16 threads), 64 GB DDR3-1866, 2× FirePro D700 and a 1 TB Apple SSD (SM1024F).
Goal: a headless QEMU/KVM host running Incus, tuned for maximum perf
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