Re:Ubuntu 16.04 proves even an LTS release can live at Linux...
by _lce0 on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @04:19PM
(#11670327)
This! but YMMV, here's my journey so far...
Using Ubuntu on a 2016 MBP Retina 15"
1. First 14.x: mostly functional, trackpad was buggy. Brightness wont work. No Bluetooth. Blame on kernel 3.x
2. Then 15.x: almost functional! mostly everything worked great wth kernel 4.x, but no bluetooth nor camera. That's ok, I can live without that
3. Now 16.10: almost perfect. Bluetooth works again. Still no camera, but I have trust it will soonish :)
Also the machine never shutdown nor suspend correctly. I need to restart the machine, press ESC, write "exit" at grub, and then pick "poweroff" form the UEFI menu.
But even with all this drawbacks, I don't regret and full recommend to try this setup. This is the best hardware/software combo. And even the battery last more than 12 hours with linux!
Using Ubuntu on a 2016 MBP Retina 15"
1. First 14.x: mostly functional, trackpad was buggy. Brightness wont work. No Bluetooth. Blame on kernel 3.x
2. Then 15.x: almost functional! mostly everything worked great wth kernel 4.x, but no bluetooth nor camera. That's ok, I can live without that
3. Now 16.10: almost perfect. Bluetooth works again. Still no camera, but I have trust it will soonish :)
Also the machine never shutdown nor suspend correctly. I need to restart the machine, press ESC, write "exit" at grub, and then pick "poweroff" form the UEFI menu.
But even with all this drawbacks, I don't regret and full recommend to try this setup. This is the best hardware/software combo. And even the battery last more than 12 hours with linux!