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So now it's ThinkPad or MacBook Pro. What is it like to run Linux on MacBook Pros these days? Does Ubuntu and other popular distributions install without much f
by ljosa 12y ago
So now it's ThinkPad or MacBook Pro. What is it like to run Linux on MacBook Pros these days? Does Ubuntu and other popular distributions install without much fiddling? Does any of the hardware not work with Linux?
- Reebles 12y agoI know that the web cams on new Macbook Pros do not work on linux, and there has been little to no progress on making them work.
- darkstar999 12y agoI'm a fan of linux and have never owned a Mac, but honestly if I had one I'd just stick with OSX. It's going to be a much better experience.
- maximumoverload 12y agoWell, this is an installation guide for the latest MacBook Pro, for the latest ubuntu. I wouldn't call this "easy". https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro11-1/Saucy https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro11-1/Saucy It also has a fairly big section "Things that do not work (or fully work) yet".
- Synaesthesia 12y agoVirtualisation is actually a really nice way to run Linux on a Mac.
- 72deluxe 12y agoI second this. It means stuff typically just works (including that old chestnut hibernation), plus it means you can write OSX/iOS software still (which is why I bought one in the first place)
- bluthru 12y agoThe battery life might be better if you virtualize linux instead.