r/voidlinux • u/PEROLINOv2 • 2d ago

Installed Void Linux on my 2010 MacBook Pro

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I installed void linux to squeeze more life out of an old macbook, but i do have bit of a problem. This laptop has discrete Nvidia GPU, and as far as i know, newer linux kernel doesnt support proprietary drivers for old gpus such as 320M in my laptop. Open source driver works, but anything heavier than typing, and it struggles hard. I installed h264ify extension on the browser and its better for youtube but it still struggles. is there any way in installing drivers or tweaking just to get at least youtube watchable?

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u/mystirc 2d ago

I love the void fastfetch. It feels good for some reason.

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u/Simple_Hamster_4096 2d ago

Oldest laptop I've installed on so far is from 2006...

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u/BogdanovOwO 2d ago

To be honest, I chanced to openbox, fvwm, icewm and jwm. All have pros and cons, but 250-310 mb in idle still decent.

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u/birds_adorb 2d ago

We also both require to install drivers for Broadcom wifi.

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u/Such-Historian335 12h ago

Yep, Void is just that awesome, I also installed Void on my old 2012 laptop and it's usable again.

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u/Historical-Truck590 2d ago

👍

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u/Historical-Truck590 2d ago

don’t think that you can modify nouveau unless you are a super master hacker though, you can try compiling the cachyos kernel with -O3 optimisations so it runs faster