When did Manjaro release an image for x86 MacBooks ?
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills whenever I see people talking about running any Linux distro on a Mac. Every time I try it’s a bad time with driver support. And yes I used t2linux, most recently with Ubuntu. It came with nonfunctional sleep mode (apparently a problem since Sonoma), a very buggy Bluetooth controller and a very janky feeling cursor movement with the trackpad. Also my mic volume was super low on Zoom calls.
What am I missing?
I had an ok experience with Arch and a 2012 macbook pro back in the day. Wifi and suspend all worked without any tweaking. Moved on to using a ThinkPad after that though.
I still have one of those! Works flawlessly.
Ive seen more than a few Linux fans using apple hardware because it’s usually quite sleek, even if its antithetical to a lot of other things linux users tend to like such as repairability.
I currently have Linux on:
- two MacBook Airs
- two MacBook Pros
- two iMacs
- one 2013 Mac Pro ( Proxmoxx )
So, you could say that I like Linux on Apple hardware. All of the above is older kit by the way.
I also have Dell and Thinkpad machines but the Apple units are by far my favourite to use.
One thing that certainly sucks though is the soldered on RAM. I have a 2012 MacBook with 16 gigs of RAM (upgraded). My much newer units will never have more than 8.
When did Manjaro release an image for x86 MacBooks ?
a long time ago; i used fedora on my macbook for almost 5 years, until it died