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Linux Mint on Intel Silicon Mac (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all! I was wondering if there was anyone who installed Linux Mint on their Non-Retina Intel Silicon Mac (the Mac's up to/around 2012). I have a 2012 15 Inch Macbook Pro with an i7-3615QM. Between possible driver issues, and the fact that it's a Mac with a 3rd Generation CPU, I'm not sure if I can get away with using it or if I should just get some cheap Lenovo Laptop. Just looking for some feedback, thank you in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I can't answer for Mint specifically, but I'm running kubuntu on a similar 2012 MacBook Pro and it runs great for just an old i5 (16 GB ram with an SSD really helps a lot). More importantly, all the Apple hardware is fully supported, right down to the keyboard & screen brightness buttons, volume buttons, etc. Runs way better than macOS ever did.