There are a few issues here and there, but for normal use the issues are minimal." Even though it is the development branch, it isn't actually unstable. Martin8412: "The development branch of Chrome for OS X is actually 64-bit now. Even though I would have to figure out how to do things like incremental backups to S3, my Time Capsule, and upgrade the kernel to support hot plugging of my thunderbolt." I think we're doing it guys, keep spreading the good word of Linux!"Ĭhisleu: "If there was a version of a distro for mac hardware, that worked like mac for mac-like keyboards, I would run it. A few of these were in fact on Mac products. LDL2: "Why would you waste money in this manner?"īamcomics: "On my way out of college I was starting to see a few computers running Linux (almost entirely Ubuntu/Mint and one guy used Fedora). What are the overall experiences of particularly battery life when running a Mac book with Linux?" Orschiro: "This is surprising to me given that Mac OS X is designed to fit perfectly with the sold hardware. So, running Linux on an Apple shows a bit of expertise." Lastly, these days, a lot of the challenges getting Linux running have been removed by installers, but, with an Apple, there's no safety net. It's a challenge to hack an Apple and put Linux on it, especially for the novice. Apple hardware is arguably good and shows thoughtful design. I also have switched from OSX to archlinux on my Air.įellow redditors chimed in with their thoughts about this surprising trend: More and more people at my UNI are running linux on Mac books.
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