> Does this have any bearing on running linux on macbooks
Unlike on PCs, on T2 Macs Linux will only be bootable with Secure boot disabled making the system much less secure.
To make matters worse, the T2 chip administers access to the built in SSD, so it will be completely inaccessible for Linux to use for anything.
When Apple stops supporting this machine, you won’t be able to keep it chugging by loading another OS.
I could say Apple is trying to terminate the only remaining computing platform which respects end-user freedom and ownership, but I’m not sure if it would be a joke or not...
> the T2 chip administers access to the built in SSD, so it will be completely inaccessible for Linux to use for anything.
This isn’t true. You can install Linux on this, providing you disable Secure Boot. You can’t currently access the SSD, but that’s more the result of a driver not existing than it being inherently disallowed.
Even with secure boot disabled you can't install Linux on the internal SSD. Installing Linux on a Mac has already been very flaky for the last few years, but now is impossible.
josteink|7 years ago
Unlike on PCs, on T2 Macs Linux will only be bootable with Secure boot disabled making the system much less secure.
To make matters worse, the T2 chip administers access to the built in SSD, so it will be completely inaccessible for Linux to use for anything.
When Apple stops supporting this machine, you won’t be able to keep it chugging by loading another OS.
I could say Apple is trying to terminate the only remaining computing platform which respects end-user freedom and ownership, but I’m not sure if it would be a joke or not...
saagarjha|7 years ago
This isn’t true. You can install Linux on this, providing you disable Secure Boot. You can’t currently access the SSD, but that’s more the result of a driver not existing than it being inherently disallowed.
monocasa|7 years ago
So it doesn't stop you in a way a game console might, but you lose some features of the hardware by doing so.
MrBingley|7 years ago
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/463422/how-can-you-...