Flutterby™! : I am really missing having a Linux

I am really missing having a Linux laptop. The Surface Pro 3 didn't work out super well. I have an Intel 2018 MacBook Pro. This was kinda the nadir of Apple hardware, and as much as it is it's still actually kinda okay with MacOS, but... MacOS.

I have seen mostly horror stories about trying to get Linux running on hardware like this, especially since it'd need touchbar support. Anyone got a step-by-step on making it work?

(I really don't just wanna buy a Framework, but...)