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1. #How to install and dual boot linux on a mac pro#
2. #How to install and dual boot linux on a mac password#
3. #How to install and dual boot linux on a mac Ps4#
4. #How to install and dual boot linux on a mac download#
5. #How to install and dual boot linux on a mac mac#

#How to install and dual boot linux on a mac mac#

Restart your Mac and hold the alt key to get into your Mac’s boot menu. Manjaro takes around 4-5 minutes to install.ĩ. Assuming you have an SSD and depending on the distro and how bloated it might be ( or, if given the option, you choose to install updates ) the installation might take 10 minutes or so. Optionally you can choose to encrypt your system.Ĩ. In my case, I chose to replace a parition, clicked on sda3 ( the FAT32 partition ) to choose it as the partition I want to replace. But when it comes to choosing where the OS should be installed, make sure you use the FAT parition you’ve created with Disk Utility on macOS. Most distros use a straight forward installer. Once you confirm that everything works, you can start the installer. There might be a fix, but I just don’t care ) and audio only comes out from the left speaker. Almost… I can’t set the screen brightness ( which, frankly, I don’t care about. On my old ass iMac, almost everything works out of the box. Whatever you know you’re going to use, check if it works. Check your Wi-Fi, wired connection, bluetooth, sound, thunderbolt etc. Now it’s a good time to check if everything works. In the boot menu, select your USB drive ( most probably called EFI Boot ) and in a few seconds you’ll be able to play around in the live enviorment. With the bootable USB drive plugged in, restart your Mac, and hold down the alt key to get into your Mac’s boot menu. I suggest using USBImager ( might require sudo to run macOS ) or Ventoy to create a multi-boot USB drive ( maybe you want to try multiple distros in the live enviorment before installing ).Ħ.

#How to install and dual boot linux on a mac download#

Download your preferred Linux distribution. Now click Apply and wait for your new parition to be created.ĥ. Name the parition if you want to ( not important ) and set it to be formated to MS-DOS (FAT). You can either drag the sliders or manually enter its size. Make sure it’s set to show all devices, select your drive and click on Partition.ģ. To do that, you’re going to use Disk Utility. So BACK UP! Generally a good idea anyway….Ģ. You can get a working system back, but your data will be gone in case of any screw-ups. BACK UP! Use Time Machine, use whatever you want but BACK UP your Mac. But before we get started, you should know that you’re not limited only to Linux.

#How to install and dual boot linux on a mac Ps4#

Let’s wait for second or even third gen.īut, maybe we’ll hear some good news sooner rather than later as developer Hector Martin ( guy who put Linux on the PS4 ) wants to port Linux to Apple M1. Exit and reboot your Mac.Īnd if you’re wondering about the M1 Macs.

#How to install and dual boot linux on a mac password#

Once in Recovery mode, authenticate with your account, go to Utilities in the menu bar and choose Startup Security UtilityĮnter your admin password again, and select Allow booting from external media. To allow T2 Macs to boot from external devices, restart the Mac and hold cmd + R to boot into Recovery mode.

#How to install and dual boot linux on a mac pro#

These Macs have the Apple T2 Security Chip: Anyway, long story short… it might be a good idea to disable this feature before it’s too late. The average user has to worry about the day an external device boot is required in order to save the data on that Mac. Most or, better said, the average user doesn’t have to worry about evil maid attacks. I would argue that it’s detrimental to most users. Some people would argue that this security setting is recommended for most users. The chip is responsible for a lot of things, and one of them is not allowing you to boot from an external device.