Installing Linux on a MacBook Pro with Touchbar It seems a bit like Windows but with a stunning dark theme. I got impressed by Linux Mint and the Cinnamon Desktop. Fedora Workstation 30 is also a beautiful Gnome based RedHat distribution, which looks not as much like macOS as Elementary. Elementary OS 5.0 is a lovely looking Ubuntu + Gnome based distribution which aims to be the macOS for Linux. What I learned using the virtual machines: Linux desktop environments have changed drastically. But I convinced myself to continue my Linux experiment while using the virtual machines. It looks like I have too many background things running on my Mac. There was even no remarkable difference between VirtualBox and Parallels Desktop. Especially as soon as I run Linux in fullscreen. I'm not sure why, but running Linux on a virtual machine on my MacBook Pro is super slow. The same can be true for Linux, so I tried to start the experiment to use Linux on my MacBook Pro. The main difference is within the ecosystem and the third-party apps I believe. The Android OS is nice looking and pleasant to use. And Linux gives you more options to decide which hardware you want to buy.Ī few months ago, I switched from iPhone to a OnePlus 7 Pro Android phone and didn't regret it. But I like the Open Source idea behind Linux a lot. I still like Mac and macOS that's not the issue. I'm using Mac for ages - 7 or 8 years I guess.
Tl dr: Install Linux on your MacBook Pro with Touchbar is a bad idea.