• nameisnotimportant@lemmy.ml
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        7 hours ago

        I tried it but I got tired of overheating and constant fan spinning, I tried to go the vanilla route then with mbfan (or whatever it's called) and I was never able to reproduce a level of quietness comparable to MacOS so I went back.

    • Loucypher@lemmy.ml
      hexagon
      ·
      14 hours ago

      a simple install of the good old LMDE, everything worked FLAWLESSLY out of the box. It runs even smoother than vanilla Debian

      • edric@lemm.ee
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        13 hours ago

        Did you have to do any special configuration, or was it a seamless installation just like a non-mac laptop?

      • Telorand@reddthat.com
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        14 hours ago

        I've been going with Spiral Linux lately when I need a VM for something (works really well in a VM), but I might have to give LMDE a try!

        • Loucypher@lemmy.ml
          hexagon
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          edit-2
          12 hours ago

          it you are looking for an OS that just runs, doesn't receive tons of updates and stay stable as a rock... LMDE will make you fall in love

    • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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      9 hours ago

      It's an older Intel macbook, those are just like most Windows laptops.

      If it was one of the newer macbook M's, it would've been quite difficult at least.

      • RoabeArt [he/him]
        ·
        8 hours ago

        I remember when Apple first switched to using Intel processors, people talked about being able to install Linux and other operating systems easily. I guess Apple didn't like that.