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PaulDavisThe1st on Jan 20, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Linux Running on Apple M1

When was the last time you installed your own drivers on a desktop Linux system, and for what?

kelnos on Jan 20, 2021 [–]

2018, for keyboard and touchpad support on a 2016 MacBook Pro. (That driver was eventually upstreamed, but wasn't at the time.)

But I guess that's kinda in-line with this thread, that Macs are a pain to run Linux on.

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