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In 2024 Another Attempt To Get The Apple Touch Bar In Good Shape For Linux On x86 Macs


A set of nine patches were posted for review on Tuesday in aiming to get the Apple Touch Bar working well under Linux for the x86 T2-based Macs.

A set of nine patches were posted for review on Tuesday in aiming to get the Apple Touch Bar working well under Linux for the x86 T2-based Macs. These kernel drivers go along with a tiny daemon being developed for displaying function keys and media controls on the Touch Bar. The patch series cover letter sums up the current state and support as:"The Touch Bars found on x86 Macs support two USB configurations: one where the device presents itself as a HID keyboard and can display predefined sets of keys, and one where the operating system has full control over what is displayed.

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