I'm utterly fascinated by #AsahiLinux and their efforts, but I'm a bit unfamiliar with their process. Like, is there a particular reason why they only support up to M2-class Apple silicon right now, or is it just that they gotta keep working to get support for later hardware going smoothly?
I'd also love to know if they intend to try adding support for the MacBook Neo if they're able to. I think it'd make for a neat little ARM Linux machine :)
Going to try and install asahi (debian bananas flavor) this weekend on my old M1. Wish me luck!
Asahi Linux updated on the Apple Silicon iMac. KDE Plasma was just updated for this Fedora Linux spin. I can do all my daily chores except photo editing with it as most day to day apps run in a browser.
I had a little trouble with the update. It would boot and cut to black. Cold and dark. Something about my Apple keyboard was giving it indigestion. Switching to a Raspberry Pi keyboard worked nicely.
Researching my next #Linux laptop and considering an M1 Macbook Air (16GB) for its great screen and built quality. How solid is #asahilinux running on that machine? Besides retina displays, I care a lot about smooth trackpad scrolling and solid support for multi-touch gestures. How are those working out in @AsahiLinux today? Opinions much appreciated!
Apple announced a kind of budget laptop, the Mac Book Neo, für €699. Is it worth to buy and replace the sh1teOS with Fedora Asahi Remix or would it be smarter to buy from another hardware vendor and have the full spectrum of linux distro possibilities?
#apple #laptop #macbook #linux #asahi #asahilinux #asahiaAsahiRemix #askingforafriend
After five years, this #Apple M1 MacBook Air is still a cracking little #Linux workstation. I do hope the new MacBook #Neo gets the #AsahiLinux treatment at some point.
After five years, this #Apple M1 MacBook Air is still a cracking little #Linux workstation.
I do hope the new MacBook #Neo gets the #AsahiLinux treatment at some point.
The classic cycle of consumer electronics:
Someone in 2020: "I have been waiting in this line for 2 hours to get the brand new MacBook PRO for $1500 omg you guys *taps the apple logo like It's the logo in front of an expensive sports car* It has a new M1 chip that does all the computery stuff!! and the new MacOS looks so modern~"
*The laptop ends up barely used and is stored in its cardboard box until 2026*
Me, 2026: *Waiting for a secondhand M1 Macbook I paid $600 for to arrive in the mail, so that I can uninstall MacOS and install #asahilinux on it*
Some student in 2032: Yooo! i just got this *slaps top of the macbook* sick computer real cheap! We can use it for watching Netflix or some cool shit!
Some museum in 2060: This here was the computer that really began the transition to RISC architecture in laptop computers. We dont know why but it has some weird version of Linux installed. It was probably bought as part of some ancient ritual and used on a "data center" or some research facility.
Tried Asahi Linux for the first time. It's close to Willmer Ready, but not quite. I just want DisplayPort over USB, which isn't enabled yet. Scrolling/graphics may have been jerky in places, or might have been my imagination. One casualty of the trial: I'm now stuck with macOS 26 and Liquid Ass.
#AsahiLinux
@me_ I would be very happy to find it could run #AsahiLinux though this may be too much to ask. And to be able to bump up the ram and SSD. Right now it is a bit toy-like.
@me_ I too have been wondering about getting #asahilinux on there. This thing will be ewaste after a few years of macOS updates and only 8GB of ram, but with Linux it becomes much more usable.
Sooo... the Macbook Neo uses an iPhone SoC and is a Macbook. I think they should have called it... iBook! 😀
Now if it could run an earlier OS version than macOS Tahoe...
I also wonder if the Neo's A18 SoC's bootloader is unlocked to enable using m1n1 and an Asahi Linux (and maybe *BSD) port in the future.
Dopo la partnership tra Motorola e GrapheneOS, per Apple poteva essere l'occasione di stupirci con un 12" da 900g, magari in collaborazione con Asahi per renderlo più utile con Linux 😂
Invece praticamente un Air con un downgrade che incide soprattutto sulla memoria unificata, per ovviare al ramageddon in corso, e nemmeno la tastiera retroilluminata.
Rigorosamente "Progettato per l'AI", non sia mai.
Does anyone running #asahilinux know if you can run it as a server?
Asking for a friend... 😇
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue the Main Problem are the manufacturers themselves. They produce their drivers only for windows. That's why SOME laptops still have more problems with Linux. Other is MacBook. Their hardware drivers are completely reingeneered by #asahilinux . another example are dell and lenovo. They deliver special devices with Linux from stock.
As a normal consumer the M2 #macbook air has to be the current best value for the money. You can find them for nearly the price of a #neo. The screen, cpu speed, and charging port are added value AND it can run #asahilinux which is priceless in my book. Same weight. Same size. No brainer for me.
I think this will be massively popular.
It's not something I'll buy myself, firstly because I hate #Tahoe and secondly because it probaly won't ever run #AsahiLinux.
But it'll sell like hot cakes, mark my words. Especially here in the #Philippines given its price point.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/say-hello-to-macbook-neo/
#AskFedi who is fundraising to send MacBook Neos to #AsahiLinux?
@joschi I am running it for four (!) years as a daily driver with debian and the #AsahiLinux stuff. It is still fast as hell, has an excellent sound and gpu speed. And I am missing it because it just gets a new battery... It is the best supported linux laptop I ever had. And it still gets enhancements (Thunderbold and dp coming)
@javahippie Yeah, my current Macbook Pro is just old enough that #AsahiLinux would probably work on it. 😅
https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m1/#m1-promaxultra-devices
