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Several Linux kernel committers use a MacBook as their primary device. I've run Linux on a MacBook for years at a time and it worked fine. There may be some ext
by cookiecaper 10y ago
Several Linux kernel committers use a MacBook as their primary device. I've run Linux on a MacBook for years at a time and it worked fine. There may be some extra complication involved in getting Linux working well on a MacBook (and typically this is only true for the first several months until drivers are updated and integrated upstream), but it's certainly not a "laughably naive" endeavor. It works fine after some configuration.
- fpoling 10y agoPresently one can use MacBook 2015-2016 on Linux only with an external keyboard/mouse. The progress with driver has been made, but it is far from there.
- dogma1138 10y agoDoesn't the 2015 mac comes with a USB mode for the keyboard for the UEFI interface?
- ntauthority 10y agoApple has shipped their UEFI with a number of drivers for 'weird' things integrated, such as wireless card support for network booting. It wouldn't be too much to assume that they support this keyboard controller as well.
- eth0up 10y agoSeconding your input. There is nothing laughable about Linux on a Macbook and I hope folks don't have an impression otherwise. I completely formatted the HD on mine and using only Linux and tools within the repos, wangled a very usable system on a new gpt partition. I was a bit naive to expect it would be fun and easy, but it worked after some effort.