[HN Gopher] Fedora Asahi Remix
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Fedora Asahi Remix
Author : Vinnl
Score : 173 points
Date : 2023-12-19 15:17 UTC (7 hours ago)
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| Vinnl wrote:
| Posting because it's now been officially released:
| https://social.treehouse.systems/@AsahiLinux/111607682159825...
| caution wrote:
| Few more details over on: https://fedoramagazine.org/introducing-
| fedora-asahi-remix-39...
| smith7018 wrote:
| Congrats Asahi team! I can't wait until Vulkan support is ready;
| it'll be cool to see what Apple's hardware can achieve when it's
| no longer restricted by Metal and macOS.
| jjtheblunt wrote:
| I am misunderstanding your comment.
|
| How is Apple hardware in any way constrained by highly
| optimized versions of a graphics hardware library specifically
| for that hardware and an operating system optimized also for
| the hardware?
| Hazematman wrote:
| I think the implication is that the hardware is being
| constrained by what software is able to run on it. That there
| is a wealth more of Vulkan applications that a user would
| want to run, and they are currently unable to do that, since
| MoltenVK cannot support everything a Vulkan application may
| need.
| jjtheblunt wrote:
| I understand and that would make sense. Personally, I
| absolutely loath the font rendering on macOS, and I just
| installed the Asahi Linux a year or so ago myself because
| the fonts are much easier on my eyes, or my ability to
| control the font settings that is.
| gorbypark wrote:
| Does anyone know if speaker support is now live? The splash page
| has a section about it, but it's always been in a "alpha" state /
| not available without doing some hands on things to enable it.
| It's really the only blocked for me from using Asahi as a daily
| driver (and also being based on Fedora...can't wait for a fully
| baked Debian variant!)
| cassianoleal wrote:
| Unless Fedora has patches that haven't (yet?) been upstreamed,
| you could probably find that information on
| https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support
| tgcordell wrote:
| the second sentence of the section titled "The best Linux
| laptop audio you've ever heard" says "Just install Fedora Asahi
| Remix and enjoy high-quality audio right out of the box, no
| setup needed."
| GrilledChips wrote:
| The page has per-machine lists of available and unsupported
| features. The only mac that doesn't have audio right now are
| the M1 imacs, due to their speakers working differently than
| the laptops. They're not that different though, so I expect
| they'll be working in a couple of months.
| Vinnl wrote:
| Haha, I know this was already answered, but just to cement it,
| I wanted to quote this Fedora toot:
|
| > The speakers work, baby!
|
| https://fosstodon.org/@fedora/111608377792618573
| cevn wrote:
| This is awesome!!!
| cevn wrote:
| Edit: Not working on my M1 MBP :c
| malermeister wrote:
| This is so close to being usable for me on my M1. I just need mic
| and usb-c screens to work and I'm switching over.
|
| Can't wait to finally liberate this nice piece of hardware - I
| gave the OS an honest try, but it feels... limiting to me.
| signa11 wrote:
| i think, you can almost get there already with hdmi support,
| which was done (iirc) couple of weeks ago.
| r00fus wrote:
| Unfortunately M1 Air doesn't have HDMI.
| Octabrain wrote:
| I don't have an M[1-3]{1} right now but as soon as hear that
| Linux is usable on it I'm gonna purchase one right away.
| colonwqbang wrote:
| I'm in the same boat. Apple hardware is perhaps the best
| available. The software that comes with it leaves a lot to be
| desired. I would rather just run a standard Linux system.
| Octabrain wrote:
| Yes. I've been a long time Linux PC user (Thinkpads and
| Dell mostly) so without any shame, I have to admit that the
| quality of Apple devices is miles ahead anything else I've
| tried. Also yes, I simply cannot stand MacOS. I can
| recognise its virtues (and its limitations) but it's just
| not for me.
| laurels-marts wrote:
| As a PC user you'll have to get used to the extra control
| key which comes in addition to command and option.
| rahimnathwani wrote:
| PC has Ctrl, Alt and the Windows key.
|
| What 'extra' does a Mac have, except the Fn key?
| nsonha wrote:
| wait, it says HDMI, does that mean HDMI works via type-c
| adapter?
| psanford wrote:
| No, that is specifically for the dedicated HDMI ports.
| SamuelAdams wrote:
| Exactly, here is the source of the announcement:
|
| https://social.treehouse.systems/@AsahiLinux/11151542212530
| 9...
| sounds wrote:
| Without diminishing how cool I think the Asahi linux project is,
| can I shout out the panel at the bottom of the page for device
| support.
|
| As a tech enthusiast, that's exactly the kind of page I would
| want if I were buying a new Apple device today. It doesn't show
| everything, but it's excellent for comparing across Apple's whole
| Mac Silicon lineup.
|
| Even being at the bottom of the page, I still think that panel is
| one of the most effective ways of marketing Apple devices -- to
| me, personally -- vs. anything I've seen.
| alberth wrote:
| Device Support Section
|
| I couldn't agree more the device support section is amazing.
|
| Its simple. Clear. Conveys exactly what you need to know
| quickly. Bravo.
| fhub wrote:
| It is good. One gap in the coverage visualization is Magic
| Keyboard with Touch ID (Which is what I use for my Mac Studio)
| OJFord wrote:
| You might like even more:
| https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support which
| breaks it down by CPU and has some more detail.
|
| It used to be rendered on the site, but it seems to have had a
| reshuffle with this release/announcement, or I can't find it
| now anyway.
| roboben wrote:
| Can't wait to install on my M2 Pro MacBook. I was a long term
| Arch user on a Thinkpad years ago and then switched to MacBooks.
| Apple Hardware and Linux is best of both worlds for me.
|
| Congrats to the Asahi team!
| 656565656565 wrote:
| is it possible to dual boot keeping macOS ?
| toby0897 wrote:
| Yes, by default the installer slices off a partition for linux
| and installs to that, it looks like another version of macOS to
| the boot picker
| PsyNyde wrote:
| >We've worked together with the PipeWire and WirePlumber projects
| to add support for fully automatic and transparent DSP
| configuration I just hope this isn't only for apple silicon
| ang_cire wrote:
| they don't really make clear if this install script _replaces_
| MacOS, or if it installs Asahi /Fedora alongside or inside it.
| Does anyone know which it is?
| GrilledChips wrote:
| afaik there has always been the option to install alongside
| during the installer. It might not even be possible to do
| otherwise if you're installing from macOS itself.
| psanford wrote:
| The installer prompts you for how much you want to shrink your
| macOS partition and then installs Asahi to a newly created set
| of partitions.
|
| You still need macOS to do any sort of firmware upgrade, so
| there is no blessed install process that completely replaces
| macOS.
| jasoneckert wrote:
| I've been daily driving Asahi for over a year and a half now. I
| started with the first release on Arch Linux ARM last year, and
| switched to Fedora Asahi Remix in August of this year
| (https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/fedora-asahi-remix/).
|
| And I must say that it's been a pleasure watching this project
| progress over that time, and the amount of effort put in by so
| many people on the Asahi and Fedora teams.
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