I think this is the first time where the Touch Bar actually came up when running Linux directly on any of my Intel MacBook Pro laptops. 🙌🏼

First attempt at installing Fedora 43 then the t2linux kernel and packages didn't do the trick. This is my second attempt after trying to see if Debian would work (answer: nope).

Now, I hope installing updates does break it.

#Linux #T2Linux #Fedora

Now that everything is working fine with Fedora 43 + t2linux on my 2018 MacBook Air, I'm now turning my attention to my 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro 😈

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I gotta say, after getting Fedora 43 + t2linux up and running on a 2018 MacBook Air (which I snagged from my mom after she got a new laptop), I kind of like having it as a laptop at my chair compared to the hot and heavy behemoth that is my Framework Laptop 16 (also running Fedora 43).

Sure, the 2018 MBA is a bit sluggish and, like the MacBook Neo, limited with its 8 GB of RAM, but it's still more than good enough to watch videos on YouTube and Nebula, do a little bit of coding, note taking and maybe even editing some audio with Audacity.

I've used a 2016 MacBook Pro with a butterfly keyboard for some time, so I'm kind of used to the keyboard on this MBA.

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Finally it's there! I'll be having a look at this later today.
https://t2linux.com/download/26.3

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T2 Linux 26.3 Is Out with Fully Reproducible Wayland-Based KDE Plasma Experience

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-26-3-is-out-with-fully-reproducible-wayland-based-kde-plasma-experience

Oh look, someone remembered old computers deserve nice things. Berlin-based T2 Linux dev René Rebe says their Xorg restored XAA, bringing fixed-function 2D acceleration back to older GPUs—tested on cards like ATi Mach-64 and Rage-128—so windows move smoothly with low CPU. Upstream: you sure about that? 😼

https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/02/21/0752214/t2-linux-restores-xaa-in-xorg-making-2d-graphics-fast-again

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