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Does Apple support Intel Macs? Not any more. Does Linux run on them?
Yes, but the last generation of them were particularly tricky, because
Apple added a “T2” security chip that has had to be reverse-engineered
to get the OS to run and support the hardware properly. Here <https://t2linux.org/> is the flagship site for the community doing
this work. And here <https://wiki.t2linux.org/state/> is the state of
progress, warts and all, no PRese bullshit.

Where would you see any proprietary platform offering help with this
kind of product lifetime extension? You would not.
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On 2026-04-21 5:47 p.m., Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

Does Apple support Intel Macs? Not any more. Does Linux run on them?
Yes, but the last generation of them were particularly tricky, because
Apple added a “T2” security chip that has had to be reverse-engineered
to get the OS to run and support the hardware properly. Here <https://t2linux.org/> is the flagship site for the community doing
this work. And here <https://wiki.t2linux.org/state/> is the state of progress, warts and all, no PRese bullshit.

Where would you see any proprietary platform offering help with this
kind of product lifetime extension? You would not.

Running Linux on those Intel Macs is a pain in the ass. The hardware is
mostly supported, but you'll never get the webcam to work consistently. Additionally, Linux significantly halves the battery life. The only
advantage is that it continues to get security updates.
--
CrudeSausage
M4 MacBook Air
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On 4/21/26 5:47 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

Does Apple support Intel Macs? Not any more. Does Linux run on them?
Yes, but the last generation of them were particularly tricky, because
Apple added a “T2” security chip that has had to be reverse-engineered
to get the OS to run and support the hardware properly. Here <https://t2linux.org/> is the flagship site for the community doing
this work. And here <https://wiki.t2linux.org/state/> is the state of progress, warts and all, no PRese bullshit.

Where would you see any proprietary platform offering help with this
kind of product lifetime extension? You would not.

There a quite a few YouTube videos out on installing Mac OS updates on
Intel Macs. The process is very similar to installing Windows 11 on unsupported computers. And, you will get an OS that works with minimal tweaking.
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On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:33:33 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

There a quite a few YouTube videos out on installing Mac OS updates
on Intel Macs. The process is very similar to installing Windows 11
on unsupported computers. And, you will get an OS that works with
minimal tweaking.

But not supported, with no ongoing development work on it. Unlike
Linux.
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On 2026-04-21 14:47, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

Does Apple support Intel Macs? Not any more. Does Linux run on them?

Wrong (as usual)!

Apple still provides software updates for Intel Macs.
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On 2026-04-22 16:18, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:33:33 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

There a quite a few YouTube videos out on installing Mac OS updates
on Intel Macs. The process is very similar to installing Windows 11
on unsupported computers. And, you will get an OS that works with
minimal tweaking.

But not supported, with no ongoing development work on it. Unlike
Linux.

"Linux" isn't an ENTITY, so IT cannot "develop" anything.

There may be coders who continue to work on code to allow Linux to run
on Macs...

...but they are free individuals with no obligation to do so.
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On 4/22/26 7:18 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:33:33 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

There a quite a few YouTube videos out on installing Mac OS updates
on Intel Macs. The process is very similar to installing Windows 11
on unsupported computers. And, you will get an OS that works with
minimal tweaking.

But not supported, with no ongoing development work on it. Unlike
Linux.

Excuse me, but the OS being installed on those old Macs is Sequoia, the
2024 version, and still getting updates.


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On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:48:54 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

On 4/22/26 7:18 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:33:33 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

There a quite a few YouTube videos out on installing Mac OS
updates on Intel Macs. The process is very similar to installing
Windows 11 on unsupported computers. And, you will get an OS that
works with minimal tweaking.

But not supported, with no ongoing development work on it. Unlike
Linux.

Excuse me, but the OS being installed on those old Macs is Sequoia,
the 2024 version, and still getting updates.

Feature updates?
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On 2026-04-23 15:00, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:48:54 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

On 4/22/26 7:18 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:33:33 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

There a quite a few YouTube videos out on installing Mac OS
updates on Intel Macs. The process is very similar to installing
Windows 11 on unsupported computers. And, you will get an OS that
works with minimal tweaking.

But not supported, with no ongoing development work on it. Unlike
Linux.

Excuse me, but the OS being installed on those old Macs is Sequoia,
the 2024 version, and still getting updates.

Feature updates?

Your claim was:

'Does Apple support Intel Macs? Not any more.'

You were wrong.

Deal with it.
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