I tried @AsahiLinux a few months back on an MBP M1. It was a really simple install, unfortunately the lack of thunderbolt / DP displays made it a no-go for me at the moment. Love the progress they're making though.
I run #archlinux on a 2011 MacBook air. The installation process was quick and easy and I didn't have to manage any weird issue. It's nicely fit to my attend, excepting keyboard mapping. It's remarkable for a 13 years old machine and unsupported by apple for a while.
Currently running Linux Mint 22 on a 2015 i7 MacBook Pro 15", 16GB DRAM and Ubuntu 24.01(?) with QEMU/KVM on a 2010 Mac Pro 5,1, 2x Intel Xeon 6 core CPUs with 48GB ECC DRAM.
When I switched to Linux I ran Manjaro from a USB SSD that I used with both an Intel MacBook Pro 2017 and an Intel Mac Pro 2019 for maybe a year before I built a dedicated Linux workstation and switched to a ThinkPad for my laptop. It worked surprisingly well! I wrote a blog post about it back then: https://amadeuspaulussen.com/blog/2020/journey-to-linux
😊 I made a list of the apps I used most often on macOS and started to research and test Linux alternatives (in some areas this process is still ongoing...).…
I run vanilla Ubuntu on an old MacBook specifically to run a software called Repetier Server which connects two of my 3D printers to the network. It saved me from having to buy a Raspberry Pi and monitor, keyboard, mouse.
I’ve dual booted multiple distributions on a MacBook Pro from 2015: Fedora, Ubuntu, PopOS, Elementary, … They all worked fine on the Intel cpu. I haven’t tried Asahi on my new MacBook Air.
sclyde
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in reply to sclyde • • •B. A. Balackus
in reply to It's FOSS • • •quaff
in reply to It's FOSS • • •I used to run Kubuntu on my old MacBook Pro 2015. It was a great experience. Used it for years until upgrading to M1 MacBook Pro.
Been using @AsahiLinux on it recently. Really nice using Linux on desktop again. Marriage between best HW and best SW 🫡.
Just waiting for external monitor support so I can be maximum productive again 🤓
amelliug
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •2008 MBP, running #Lubuntu
- video lagged, no audio output, otherwise running smoothly (sold)
2012 iMac, running #Feren
- no problems, running great
2017 MBP, running #Fedora
- also no problems, loved it (sold)
powermaker450
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Karsten Johansson
in reply to It's FOSS • • •I did, but only under VirtualBox. That was pretty great. They're a good power duo.
Who needs Windows, when there are two much more powerful operating systems out there?
Brian Owen
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •Jupiter
in reply to It's FOSS • • •All my Linux experience has been on Mac's.
Currently running Linux Mint 22 on a 2015 i7 MacBook Pro 15", 16GB DRAM and Ubuntu 24.01(?) with QEMU/KVM on a 2010 Mac Pro 5,1, 2x Intel Xeon 6 core CPUs with 48GB ECC DRAM.
No problems.
It's FOSS
in reply to Jupiter • • •dlundh
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Amadeus Paulussen
in reply to It's FOSS • • •Journey to Linux (updated) – Amadeus Paulussen (music producer)
Amadeus PaulussenDon Barthel
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in reply to Don Barthel • • •HankB
in reply to It's FOSS • • •I put Debian on an old (2011 IIRC) laptop that had hybrid NVIDIA graphics. There were two things that I recall.
1. I needed to enable non-free repos to install WiFi drivers.
2. The NVIDIA H/W was too old to be supported by NVIDIA drivers and the Nouveau drivers did not work well with an external monitor.
That was years ago and probably Buster.
Kevin
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