As per title, I am mind-blown by the speed and stability of NixOS on this “relic” in IT terms… On this machine i tested:
| Distro | Performance |
|---|---|
| Fedora | MEGA slow |
| Ubuntu | OKish |
| LDME | Fast |
| Debian | Fast |
| NixOS | VERY Fast |
And the best thing is that I can bring this config with me on any computer! Oh boy, I think i have fallen in love with NixOS
Did you leave a MacOS partition for firmware upgrades, or just make sure it was fully updated before wiping?
Does all the hardware work? Which guide did you use for prep and install?
It was updated before wiping yes. Those macs are abandonware, they stopped receiving firmware update a while ago. Followed no guide, the install wizard was very easy. All components worked out of the box
Sorry for reviving an old post, but I just came across this. I also have a 2012 MacBook Air and was planning to put NixOS on it. Did the sound, Bluetooth and WiFi work out of the box too? Thanks!
That’s great. I have a few Macs about that age, and I was really hoping to revive them with Linux.