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The MacBook Pro 14,x consists of models with Retina display shipped by Apple In June 5, 2017 - 2018. 14,3 Technical Specifications

Like previous MacBook Pro models, the MacBook Pro 14,x supports UEFI. This page will cover the current status of hardware support on Arch Linux, as well as post-installation recommendations.

Overview

Specifically, the procedure for installing Arch Linux on a MacBook 14,3 is detailed in the official Mac page.

Warning: There is a real danger to installing and running any non-Mac-OS. Without the proper power control, fan control, and other proper hardware considerations, MacBooks have been reported to run quite hot or otherwise damage the non-open-source hardware

Note: You may consider purchasing a warranty plan from Apple before proceeding. Another option is to run Arch within the Mac OS through Docker, or just using your Mac to ssh to a machine running Arch Linux, thereby using your Mac just as a gateway ala Road Warriors

ArchBoot

http://mirror.rackspace.com/archlinux/iso/archboot/latest/

Fan control

Install mbpfan-git^AUR or macfanctld^AUR and enable the mbpfan.service in order to prevent laptop overheating.

Console

You will require a non-default console font, or a magnifying glass. The Terminus fonts are excellent. Once at the console with Terminus installed -

setfont ter-32n

To make that permanent:

# nano /etc/vconsole.conf

...
FONT=ter-32n

Discussions

• https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=171883

See also

• Arch Linux on a MacBookPro 11,3
• Linux on MacBook Pro Late 2016 and Mid 2017 (with Touchbar)
• Installing Arch Linux on a MacBook Pro
• Apple Keyboard
• MBPFAN