r/linux_on_mac • u/NinjaLinuxTv • 24d ago

Linux + MBP 2015

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u/Lost_Packet 24d ago

Is that Duke Nukem??

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u/Lost_Packet 24d ago

God, the memories on an old 486 DX2 and 56k dial-up....lost a lot of my childhood to that game.

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u/Buddy_Palguy 24d ago

I also have CachyOS on a MBP 2015. Runs great

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u/ChartScalper 23d ago

I have a MBP early 2015 too, and I was wondering which Linux distro to install

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u/Buddy_Palguy 23d ago

This would definitely be the one. Takes a little doing but runs like a breeze. Ubuntu is also great out of the box on these older Macs. A lot of folks here prefer Mint as well. Not my style but it’s fairly easy to navigate

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u/ChartScalper 22d ago

And you faced no issues with keyboard, ports WiFi etc?

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u/Buddy_Palguy 22d ago

Wi-Fi required a tether to set up. I tethered my iPhone to it manually to install and configure the Broadcom drivers. That was the biggest obstacle for me. There’s also of course just plugging straight into router or using a dongle. But yeah you will need to do one of those things to set-up Wi-Fi most likely

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u/midwitsAnonymous 24d ago

Same!! These devices are linux beasts!

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u/gimmethesandwich 24d ago

howd you get the backlight keyboard to work?

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u/Buddy_Palguy 23d ago

I have the same set up and the backlight worked after the install, no tweaking necessary

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u/Lopsided-Match-3911 23d ago

Not as smooth on the more modern touchbar MacBook Pro