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		Moldoteck on March 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with M3 chip can't you install linux on an older mac? (similar to how you installed win 10 on a 12 yr old laptop) for newer m1+ macs we still don't know the max age support

ftrobro on March 5, 2024 [–]

I probably can install Linux, but I'm fairly certain Xcode would still refuse to install... The upgrade from Win 7 to 10 was seamless, replacing MacOS with Linux would be like replacing the computer.

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