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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by weberer on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @08:20AM (#31095802)
How easy is it to install Linux on a new Mac?
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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by thfuran on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @08:38AM (#31095960)
Asahi exists but is not yet fully featured.
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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by horsawlarway on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:21AM (#31096519)
Very difficult. Has been since mid 2010s.

There is progress - but I would not assume support for at least another generation or two of machines, and you will be fighting uphill, or running the old hardware to get it.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by inDigiNeous on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:01AM (#31096242)
No proper M1 GPU -drivers right now probably pretty much makes it unusable.
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