In addition, they can be mixed without any problem. Also, several types of ISO's are supported, from Linux, BSD and even Windows. So, we who use Linux have been orphaned of some solution that was practical, easy and that effectively worked.Įnter Ventoy, a program that manages the use of the USB flash drive regarding boot management, the flash drive being just one ISO, or multi ISO's. Really, it did not improve as it should, lagging behind other solutions. On Linux, we had Unetbootin, which was a very good tool, but which did not continue development in the jump from 32 to 64 bits. Just for comparison, Windows has Wubi, Rufus, Yumi, Universal USB Installer, LiLi USB Creator, and the list goes on and on. Either you don't have all the features of the Windows programs, or it's complicated and laborious to make it work. Aside from the nostalgic unetbootin, the bootable USB solutions on Linux are always lame. I haven’t found anything good by googling but maybe somebody has some info I’ve missed.USB flash drives on Linux have always been problematic. It’s only a Core i5, but it has 64GB of RAM and would make a decent home server running test VMs as well.Īlso open to suggestions on workarounds for the efi boot target issue. I have a 27″ Intel iMac that’s likely to lose support with the next macOS release, and I’d like to get as many years out of it as the hardware will bear. Wondering which Linux distros are particularly good with old Intel-based Macs.
It’ll do if all I use it for is couch surfing, but I might like to turn this machine into a home server running a few VMs or similar. My first plan was to put Fedora on it, but Fedora 36 and 37 have failed to “ set a new efi boot target.”Ĭhrome OS Flex installed just fine, but I don’t know if I want to stick with Chrome OS long-term. Apple has decided that my 2015 MacBook Pro isn’t deserving of the latest macOS, so I’m looking to run Linux on it to get a few more years out of it.
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