Post #1330054
2026-04-08 18:50 UTC
@pounce writes "with asahi linux you can run linux on many modern macbooks, which I find to be nicer than using an old laptop"
1. It only works with M1 and M2.
2. I have an M4.
3. I already have enough machines for the foreseable future.
4. I use macOS as linux.
Let me elaborate on (4).
I don't think I use *any* macOS app other than Finder (because I am forced to as far as I know).
I use Firefox, Thunderbird, emacs, gnu tools in the terminal via homebrew, gnu bash rather than the default macOS / Unix shell, etc.
So my Mac feels like using Linux, really, because a Linux user doesn't see the kernel, only the gnu tools.
But if Linux were available in the M4, I would go for it. At the moment, this is completely unavailable.
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@MartinEscardo@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-08 18:55
@pounce And I bet that a lot of people who use Mac's wouldn't be using them if something like homebrew to get gnu tools in a simple package manager wasn't available.