Apple Thunderbolt Driver Might Be Added To Linux 3.16 Kernel Written by Michael Larabel in Apple on 26 May 2014 at 11:37 AM EDT. 1 Comment An open-source Thunderbolt driver for supporting Apple MacBooks might be added to the Linux 3.16 kernel. Going on for months has been a Linux driver to support Thunderbolt on Apple MacBook systems. A special driver is needed for supporting Thunderbolt on Apple