{"id":1319,"date":"2020-11-23T06:04:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T06:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1329022"},"modified":"2020-11-23T06:04:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T06:04:25","slug":"linus-torvalds-wants-apples-new-m1-powered-macs-to-run-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=1319","title":{"rendered":"Linus Torvalds wants Apple\u2019s new M1-powered Macs to run Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Earlier this month,  Apple revealed its own ARM-based M1 processor<\/a>, along with new MacBooks and a desktop Mac Mini powered by this chip. Reviewers<\/a> across<\/a> the globe<\/a> have been praising Apple\u2018s first attempt, giving it high marks for performance and battery life.<\/p>\n

All this positive coverage has tempted many to take the plunge and buy one of the new machines \u2014 even if some apps are not running natively at the moment. Even Linus Torvalds, the principal developer of the Linux kernel, wants one<\/a>. However, he wants it to run Linux:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019d absolutely love to have one, if it just ran Linux.. I have fairly fond memories of the 11\u2033 Macbook Air (I think 4,1) that I used about a decade ago (but moved away from because it took Apple too long to fix the screen \u2013 and by the time they did, I\u2019d moved on to better laptops, and Apple had moved on to make Linux less convenient).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Answering to question in the Real World Tech forum, Torvalds said that while Apple runs its servers and cloud services on Linux, its computers don\u2019t run it natively. He said that he\u2019s been wanting an ARM-based Linux laptop for a while, but the but he doesn\u2019t want to have to mess with Apple\u2019s new laptop for it to run Linux:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been waiting for an ARM laptop that can run Linux for a<\/span>long<\/i>time. The new Air would be almost perfect, except for the OS. And I don\u2019t have the time to tinker with it, or the inclination to fight companies that don\u2019t want to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Linux support on MacBooks would\u2019ve made it a more attractive bet for programmers. However, I don\u2019t think any engineers at the Cupertino campus plan to make that happen anytime soon<\/span>. Sorry, Linus.<\/p>\n

For more gear, gadget, and hardware news and reviews, follow Plugged on Twitter<\/a> and Flipboard<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n

Published November 23, 2020 \u2014 06:04 UTC <\/p>\n

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