Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: wicklowham 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: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 22:08:59 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 9 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 23:08:59 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="82fb1af7a7e0a6d75a4f36fbf5cfeaf0"; logging-data="2499710"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19pwyHo3I36ziLcX9c+iW+o8OTOCMV8HVc=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:4OqzK7ruYzgHJYfzYEQr9FZvBz0= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux:80442 comp.os.linux.hardware:3750 comp.os.linux.portable:89 On 25/07/2024 20:11, Paul wrote: > "The later Intel Macbooks have a security chip that might make Linux > a bit harder but the ones till 2015 seem to be able to boot just about anything========================= Yes ,indeed . My Macbook Pro from 2011 happily runs Mint 21.3 be it that the original HDD has been replaced by a SSD The original HDD has been fitted inside a external SATA enclosure (+ USB cable) and serves as an external Data disk Frank in County Wicklow - Ireland