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It would be great if there was something like Asahi Linux but for Intel macs. When I tried distros in the past I had limited success as there was always at least one component that was not supported (like Wifi or sound).
You can, however, keep the machine running unsupported newer version of macOS. That's what OpenCore Legacy Patcher does - it patches a newer macOS to recognise and run on an older Mac. YMMV, of course, and there will be a point when there are no Intel versions of macOS whatsoever.
Linux should work well on it, so, if that's your thing, go for it. You can, however, keep the machine running unsupported newer version of macOS. That's what OpenCore Legacy Patcher does - it patches a newer macOS to recognise and run on an older Mac. YMMV, of course, and there will be a point when there are no Intel versions of macOS whatsoever.
Do you have any links on what's the best way to get all drivers? I have a 2015/2017 MacbookPro. I've tried this a few times but there was always something missing and most of the "How to" sites appear to be abandoned after a few years.
If you want to play around, learn linux or try your hand at distro swapping, old machines make a superb tool.
there is a yt channel called action retro that had posted a video tutorial on installing ubuntu to intel macs that you should check out imo
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/run...
(Download the example project, build it in Xcode and run it. Point it to a linux .iso and you're good.)
I can stay in macOS for the stuff macOS is good at, and I can use linux for the stuff it's good at.