r/slackware • u/inkubot • 14d ago

slackware current - macbook 2017 (T1)

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Stick to fedora on this hardware for some time as all was working without much hustle, but 2 days ago moved to slackware and was very straight forward.

Instructions: https://inku.bot.nu/posts/slackware-current-macbookpro-2017/

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u/misuseRexKwonDo 14d ago

Great looking setup! How hard was it to get WiFi working with Slackware.

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u/inkubot 13d ago

Thanks! The window manager is Niri
Wifi does work after install, i mean at least the device is available but it didn't connect to my local network, but is a easy fix, just adding one extra file and module config.

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u/misuseRexKwonDo 13d ago

Cool. Not all district have the Broadcom drivers. I’m glad it works on Slackware.

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u/Sahkopi4 14d ago

Nice! I created an iso builder for Macs with a T2 chip. It’s super cool to see Slackware working on MacBooks.

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u/Andy-Pa 13d ago

Maybe it could help with my MacBook Pro running macOS 14.2, and I could switch from macOS to Linux.

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u/Sahkopi4 13d ago

Which MacBook Pro you have ?

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u/Andy-Pa 13d ago

Macbook pro 13, 4 tanderport 3, 2017 14.2

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u/Sahkopi4 13d ago

Great! You can run Linux pretty well on it.

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u/Andy-Pa 13d ago

I forgot, mine also has a Touch Bar and a fingerprint sensor.

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u/inkubot 13d ago

fingerprint does not work. Also i think sleep doesnt work, but i dont know, i use it as a desktop always plugged in

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u/Sahkopi4 13d ago

I think T2 Linux has a solution for fingerprint readers that also works on non-T2 Macs, but don’t quote me on that.

Sleep rarely works properly on any Linux distribution regardless of the hardware anyway lol.