> Debian is also a good option if you don't want to deal with the bleeding edge > packages Arch uses. (It's generally pretty stable, but bugs do slip through > more often compared to Debian for example) > With debian, you always get bugs and late updates. Arch is far better and never breaks
Dec 18, 2025, 13:58 by [email protected]: > On 12/17/25 7:49 AM, Isaac Gonzalez wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I'm new posting to the newbies kernel list and currently learning kernel >> driver and subsystem development. >> > > Welcome to the Linux Kernel community! > >> I am considering working on a Macbook air with virtual machines for >> my learning and experimentation process. Is it reasonable or would it be >> better to consider native development, especially while working remotely? >> > > I'd always suggest native but using MacOS ssh'd into a different host or > running a VM are pretty okay options IMO. > > Personally I'd find all this kinda cumbersome to work in, running a x86_64 > machine with a native Linux Distro seems like the easier route. (although I > do understand the want to use a Macbook, the M series are great on power!) > >> I plan to use the macbook as a remote development environment with tools to >> work on code inside virtual machines and remotely (ssh) to a desktop with >> Ubuntu 24. It has been cumbersome getting the kernel to build due to >> configurations in Ubuntu for certificates which do not exist in the >> mainline kernel so any suggestions on any other host OS are appreciated. >> > > I generally have an easier time in Arch, but Debian is also a good option if > you don't want to deal with the bleeding edge packages Arch uses. (It's > generally pretty stable, but bugs do slip through more often compared to > Debian for example) > > Cheers, > Louis > > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >
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