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minus-squareLoucypher@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoa simple install of the good old LMDE, everything worked FLAWLESSLY out of the box. It runs even smoother than vanilla Debian
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI’ve been going with Spiral Linux lately when I need a VM for something (works really well in a VM), but I might have to give LMDE a try!
minus-squareLoucypher@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoit you are looking for an OS that just runs, doesn’t receive tons of updates and stay stable as a rock… LMDE will make you fall in love
minus-squareedric@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoDid you have to do any special configuration, or was it a seamless installation just like a non-mac laptop?
minus-squareLoucypher@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoit was exactly flashing a windows laptop, no difference whatsoever :)
minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoOh I didn’t realize it was like that. I’ll have to re-visit my Mom’s Macbook
minus-squareembed_me@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAs another user pointed out, the ones with Intel chips work well ie older models (idk the details as I don’t use Apple products)
minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI know she doesn’t have the “M” chip, so I’d guess it’s an Intel
minus-squareDariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI use an upgraded 2012 MacBook Pro with Fedora and it’s very easy to install. You still have a few caveats if you wanna use some specific software like Ventoy or Clonezilla. Otherwise it’s really easy.
a simple install of the good old LMDE, everything worked FLAWLESSLY out of the box. It runs even smoother than vanilla Debian
I’ve been going with Spiral Linux lately when I need a VM for something (works really well in a VM), but I might have to give LMDE a try!
it you are looking for an OS that just runs, doesn’t receive tons of updates and stay stable as a rock… LMDE will make you fall in love
Did you have to do any special configuration, or was it a seamless installation just like a non-mac laptop?
it was exactly flashing a windows laptop, no difference whatsoever :)
Oh I didn’t realize it was like that. I’ll have to re-visit my Mom’s Macbook
As another user pointed out, the ones with Intel chips work well ie older models (idk the details as I don’t use Apple products)
I know she doesn’t have the “M” chip, so I’d guess it’s an Intel
I use an upgraded 2012 MacBook Pro with Fedora and it’s very easy to install.
You still have a few caveats if you wanna use some specific software like Ventoy or Clonezilla. Otherwise it’s really easy.