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What's the state of running linux natively on Mac these days?

>>pressc+(OP)
It used to be much better (I run linux on my 2013 MBP, and used to run it on my 12" powerbook back in the day), but I think there's been some progress on the newer MBPs: https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux

>>pressc+(OP)
I used to run Linux quite well on a 2013 MacBook Pro, then I got a new 2016 MacBook Pro through work, and ran into tons of issues and finally gave up running Linux on it and just use Linux on my home-built desktop. Issues included the keyboard not working out of the box, suspend not working quite right, issues with the dedicated+integrated GPUs, etc. I don't know the current state of Linux on recent MacBooks, but here are the two GitHub repos I had used: https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux and https://gist.github.com/roadrunner2/1289542a748d9a104e7baec6...

>>pressc+(OP)
linux natively on Mac? Why? whats the point?? the experience will be just horrible and 60% of the hardware will be idle, unused or just incompatible. You'll get an overpriced Thinkpad wrapped in gorgeous Mac's case.

The amount of details, little "sprinkles" that average Mac and MacOS users take for granted is greatly underrated.

When you look at the stats from all native available hardware, sensors etc, it really feels that Macs are comparable to space shuttles, not a single OS can come even close to support all this (or will be allowed to)

>>rinchi+p3
> The amount of details, little "sprinkles" that average Mac and MacOS users take for granted is greatly underrated.

Especially those sprinkles that get stuck under the keys ;)

>>bildun+w8
> Especially those sprinkles that get stuck under the keys ;)

Excuse me, wouldn't the sprinkles be the things that PC users take for granted?

>>pressc+(OP)
The 2015 MBP runs amazingly well out of the box. The Touchbar generation not so much, but it's getting better.