u/Opposite_Cat_9085

I have a 2017 Macbook 12, would it be a good idea to install Linux on it? Or should I just retire it?

I have a 2017 Macbook 12, would it be a good idea to install Linux on it? Or should I just retire it?

Link to specs: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/111986

It is pretty old, and slow now. But the screen is still beautiful and I want to keep using it. Should I install Linux on a macbook? Or is the hardware support too poor?

I need the sleep function to work properly since I use it all the time.

And I prefer everything to just work, I dont care about tweaking the laptop or hacking it or high maintenance stuff. I want it to be carefree and useful, just like MacOS or Windows. I will use Chrome 99% of the time.

Back in the day I tried Ubuntu on a old laptop, the wifi didn't even work and there were endless bugs, just a mess, and I dont want that experience again, has LInux gotten past that point? I don't want to use the command line for anything, if possible.

After all of that, if you can suggest a distro that will work flawlessly for the laptop then I can look more into it.

u/Opposite_Cat_9085 — 4 days ago