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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by mikec3010 on Saturday August 18, 2018 @05:16PM (#17790770)
I wonder why apple doesn't allow or support Linux? I would happily buy a Mac pro (trashcan) or a mbp if it had solid Linux support. I think their hardware is awesome. But I have no interest in learning MacOS. The dealbreaker for me is no ctrl key in the corner
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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by reaperducer on Saturday August 18, 2018 @06:23PM (#17791164)
I wonder why apple doesn't allow or support Linux?

I wonder if it might be possible somehow under Boot Camp. Or if on a machine as beefy as a Mac Pro if a VM would be good enough. I don't know enough about either to say definitively.

The dealbreaker for me is no ctrl key in the corner

System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier Keys

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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by setpatchaddress on Saturday August 18, 2018 @06:53PM (#17791293)
You can use this to remap caps lock to control too — I do it.
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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by setpatchaddress on Saturday August 18, 2018 @07:01PM (#17791337)
You can install Linux on Macs.
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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by mikec3010 on Saturday August 18, 2018 @10:40PM (#17792244)
I asked "why doesn't apple allow or support it", not "why can't it be done?"
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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by binomialxenon on Sunday August 19, 2018 @01:03AM (#17792702)
What do you mean by "allow"? If the boot isn't restricted to signed OS X and Windows, you are "allowed". I've installed it easily on several older (2007-2010) Macs.

The reason they don't support it is likely because there's not the demand among their customer base, as most people who want a GNU/Linux OS on a laptop go for Thinkpad or Dell due to better compatibility and other reasons.

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