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Is anyone using Asahi Linux? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If so how is it? I'm heavily considering grabbing an M1 and trying it out if it's in a state where I can be productive.

For context, I use an M1 for work and it's awful only thanks to macOS. The hardware is excellent though. I can run an army of containers for hours, I can have OBS running in the background if I need to quickly record something, and I can have 2-3 JetBrains IDEs running without skipping a beat.

But I truly cannot comfortably use macOS in my personal space. I don't really want to go into my gripes with macOs; suffice to say it's not a route I'm willing to explore any further.

That said, I've tried to keep up with Asahi Linux but have not seen very much feedback from those who are using it.

If you are using it I'd love to hear some feedback on what you like or dislike about it. Does all your hardware work? Do all your standard linux applications work?

Edit: I dont really know how crossposting works in the Fediverse. Sorry if this thread shows up twice

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I am eagerly looking towards the day Linux just works on the M1 / M2 myself and I can plop Arch Linux into a shiny new Macbook Pro, I would caution that if this is a work laptop you should not be wiping the OS without careful consideration and perhaps approval from your IT department. I don't know how chill your work environment is but a lot of companies have data security measures in place that prevent confidential info from leaking out if your laptop ever gets stolen. You should also consider whether it will impact your ability to work with other people when they're using software or other work pipelines that aren't compatible with Linux.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Sorry if I wasn't clear in the post, this is strictly a personal use notebook.