• DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works
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      22 days ago

      I’ve got Ubuntu on my 2015 MacBook that worked out of the box except dedicated/integrated graphics switcher and the webcam. I also installed Windows which Apple puts out official drivers for. It’s just a computer, you can plug in a USB drive and install other operating systems just the same as any other laptop.

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      22 days ago

      a simple install of the good old LMDE, everything worked FLAWLESSLY out of the box. It runs even smoother than vanilla Debian

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        22 days ago

        I’ve been going with Spiral Linux lately when I need a VM for something (works really well in a VM), but I might have to give LMDE a try!

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          it you are looking for an OS that just runs, doesn’t receive tons of updates and stay stable as a rock… LMDE will make you fall in love

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        22 days ago

        Did you have to do any special configuration, or was it a seamless installation just like a non-mac laptop?

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              22 days ago

              As another user pointed out, the ones with Intel chips work well ie older models (idk the details as I don’t use Apple products)

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              22 days ago

              I use an upgraded 2012 MacBook Pro with Fedora and it’s very easy to install.

              You still have a few caveats if you wanna use some specific software like Ventoy or Clonezilla. Otherwise it’s really easy.

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        22 days ago

        I tried it but I got tired of overheating and constant fan spinning, I tried to go the vanilla route then with mbfan (or whatever it’s called) and I was never able to reproduce a level of quietness comparable to MacOS so I went back.

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      22 days ago

      It’s an older Intel macbook, those are just like most Windows laptops.

      If it was one of the newer macbook M’s, it would’ve been quite difficult at least.

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        22 days ago

        I remember when Apple first switched to using Intel processors, people talked about being able to install Linux and other operating systems easily. I guess Apple didn’t like that.