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Re: What are the best live (not installing yet) Linux distro to boot from a bootable USB stick in a 13.3" 2020 Intel MBP to try out?

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From not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject Re: What are the best live (not installing yet) Linux distro to boot from a bootable USB stick in a 13.3" 2020 Intel MBP to try out?
Newsgroups alt.os.linux, alt.linux, comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.portable
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Date 2024-07-27 10:33 +1000
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In comp.os.linux.portable Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
> I tried
> https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-12.6.0-amd64-kde.iso,
> but its wifi didn't work.

Is a wireless interface listed by the iwconfig command (in a
terminal window)? That would mean a driver is loaded but not
working or unconfigured.

> I guess no wifi driver.

Based on this page that seems likely because it claims that Apple
Macbooks have used Broadcom WiFi chipsets since 2008, and those
drivers aren't included in Debian by defaut because they're classed
as "non-free":
https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook/Wireless

The page was last modified in 2013 though, so you should run lspci
in a terminal and see what model the WiFi chipset is in the list it
shows.

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What are the best live (not installing yet) Linux distro to boot from a bootable USB stick in a 13.3" 2020 Intel MBP to try out? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-25 17:47 +0000
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