John MeadowsAug 13, 2023
It took some doing, but Linux Mint now seems to be working OK on my T2 Chip 2020 Macbook Air. Thank goodness for the Linux t2 wiki! #linux
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@Jgmeadows is this working on Apple silicon, or one of the last Intel chips in a MacBook?

Will it support TouchID on a Magic Keyboard?

Aug 13, 2023 at 5:56pmWeb
Show threadJohn MeadowsAug 13, 2023
@ZeKik Hi there: this is not a solution for Apple Silicon (I'm running one of the last Intel i7 Macbook Airs). Regarding your other question, I don't have a Magic Keyboard to try this on, sorry!
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@Jgmeadows no need to apologize! 😜

I had my Linux heyday not so long ago, when it was my main OS for all personal use for over a decade, and at one point I attempted to implement the fingerprint reader on my Toshiba PortΓ©gΓ©,* a contemporary competitor of the MacBook Air, so your trials and tribulations struck a chord.

*It did work, sort of, but it wasn’t very useful compared to the Windows implementation. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

Show threadJohn MeadowsAug 13, 2023
@ZeKik PS if you have the gear you could try the install on an external USB SSD disk (that is what I did, to avoid accidentally borking the system). So far the performance from the external SSD is pretty good. The only issue I have run into so far is rather touchy WIFI #linux #t2chip #macbook