Linux Distro for Running on a Macbook for Work
Linux Distro for Running on a Macbook for Work
Hey guys, I have a macbook pro 2019 (intel architecture) that my company gave me for work (I do software development). They allow me to work on linux if I want to, and recent developments at the company have made me more inclined.
I spent a lot of time on Arch Linux on my personal computer a while back, and I love the customizability of the system, the user repo, and the package manager, but I definitely had some issues with stability from time to time.
Essentially I want something customizable, specifically where I have the freedom to mess with things like my window manager and compositor if I want to. I used to use i3 and I don't know if that's the move any more with recent developments in wayland.
So to end my meandering:
- I'm hoping for some recommendations on distros
- Some information about HiDPI displays and utilizing multiple displays with different DPIs
- Some recommendations on WMs, especially tiling ones
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I have a 2017 macbook pro and settled for arch with a lot of customizations. One of them is a bootloader program to unlock the integrated gpu in addtion to the dedicated one. Because apple doesn't want you to use the more power efficient gpu when not running macOS. Honestly, it's a pita to run antthing but macOS.
You ever get the webcam working? I’ve tried the patjak stuff and can get the device detected but alas no /dev/video
Yes, I'll try to visit the thread tomorrow, and write some stuff up. Not today, though.
I shouldn't be surprised that apple is being an ass about it. Do you have anymore information on that bootloader unlocking?
I managed to get it working under Ubuntu following this trail https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux#intel
Blacklisting the amd GPU caused Linux not to boot however…