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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?

From "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux, alt.linux, comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.help, comp.os.linux.portable
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?
Date 2024-07-25 18:41 +0000
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Ant wrote:

> 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 these days?
>
> Details: 13.3" 2020; A2251 model; MWP62LL/A; Intel Core i7 (2.3 GHz;
> quad-core 10th gen. i7 CPU; 8 MB; L3 cache (Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz)),
> 32 GB of 3733MHz LPDDR4X RAM, 2 TB PCIe-based SSD (FileVault enabled),
> Intel Iris Plus graphic, macOS Ventura v13.6.7, 4 Tb 3/USB-C ports, etc.
> from 12/29/2020. Using Apple's USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter with
> ASUS VA27DQSB 27" 1080P monitor(HDMI) & an old USB-A (with Apple's USB-C
> to USB Adapter) mouse.
>
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

As far as Linux is concerned, your Macbook is just an x86-64 machine, so...

  https://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=Live+Medium&architecture=x86_64

Top result (rated by "popularity") is MX Linux. Personally, I use Slackware.

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anyone who stands with your enemies is not your friend.

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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
  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? "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2024-07-25 18:41 +0000
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