Works like a charm! Best distro I have tried. Pikachew_likes_nuts: 'I have Fedora on my MBP 15' 8,2 late 2011. Stealer0517: 'Honestly I'd keep mint on there for now and just play around with other des until you find one that you like, then install something a bit more advanced.' If you didn't already know, it allows multiple GPUs to work at the same time and is known to often being used in nvidia optimus setups.' Zenolijo: 'You might want to install bumblebee then, i havn't tried it myself but i have heard so many praising that project. Although my case doesn't sound as severe as yours (it would shut off from overheating in the summer, even at full fan speed while not playing any games, if I didn't have a normal fan blowing on it).' However, I really recommend getting the package macfanctld, as it allows you to customize the fan speeds.

Play around with every DE/WM imaginable.'Įren_Jeager: 'I can't offer any experience about the resolution, as I was using the last 1280x800 13' uMacbook Pro model.

What is the best option you have found?'įellow redditors shared their experience running Linux on Macbook Pro laptops: From what I can find, Mint is the best option when it comes to MBP due to the support for the HiDPI display. battery life, HiDPI support, mousepad, it heats up faster than it would on OS X which I suspect to be because it uses the dedicated GPU). It's alright on here but the experience is better than a normal PC (e.g. 'I have Linux Mint 17.1 on my 15' rMBP with a GT 750M.

Arch linux macbook pro mid 2014