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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Question about installing on Intel MacBooks (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey there, I'm trying to install Mint on a 2015 MacBook Pro and for some reason the laptop won't show the USB in the boot menu when I try to access it. I've tried using both baleneaEtcher on both my Macbook and my Linux desktop, and ventoy on the desktop to make the drive but neither has worked.

Does anyone have experience with this era of macs and installing Linux on them?

EDIT: Changing the flash drive worked ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Macs dont support EFI booting OSes other than Mac OS properly. You either need to install a bootloader or make sure you flash drive is made in “legacy bios mode”.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

My 2013 MacBook Pro with elementaryOS begs to differ.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Was it installed EFI or BIOS/legacy?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The icon I clicked on to start the installer was an orange disk called “EFI Boot.”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Well darn, your 2013 MacBook Pro with elementaryOS does beg to differ.

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