cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34255100
Thought I’d create a distinct thread from the previous one asking about daily use, because I really do want to hear more on people’s pain points. Great to know people are generally sounding pretty positive in those posts who recently switched, but want to know your difficulties as well! This way old and new users can share their thoughts, hopefully to inspire a respectful discussion.


I tried to install it on a friend’s 2012 macbook air, but the wifi didn’t work even after trying different distros and trying suggested answers like installing several additional wifi drivers.
I realize 2012 is a quite old machine, but the reality is that many (most?) people are going to be trying Linux for the first time on their very old computers. So having showstopper failures on old machines probably leads to a good amount of people thinking Linux doesn’t work well.
Absolutely, especially because Apple is formally discontinuing support for Intel. Seems there are rumors of a new partnership between them in the future, but it is what it is.
I had the same issue when installing on a similar MacBook. Plugging it in to Ethernet and running Driver Manager found me the driver I needed easily.