{"id":2681,"date":"2026-02-04T11:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:04:03","slug":"linux-boot-pa-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/2026\/02\/04\/linux-boot-pa-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux boot p\u00e5 Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Dual Boot Ubuntu 24.04 &amp; MacOS On MAC || Install NEW Ubuntu On MAC (INTEL ONLY)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qjfBP4UYx9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dual-booting Linux on an Apple Mac involves&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark>creating free space via Disk Utility, creating a bootable Linux USB (e.g., using Etcher), and selecting the &#8221;EFI Boot&#8221; option while holding Option\/Alt during startup<\/mark>. For Apple Silicon (M1\/M2\/M3), specialized projects like\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Asahi+Linux&amp;client=safari&amp;hs=PKx9&amp;sca_esv=e2532f7e453b1d7f&amp;rls=en&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n75H52bzvApOFyi4BVaKPw2mOl80g%3A1770199538383&amp;ei=8hmDaZiJF5yOwPAPseGgwAg&amp;biw=1047&amp;bih=520&amp;aic=0&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj8g4apy7-SAxVHFRAIHd3ZNVMQgK4QegQIARAC&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=%C2%A0linux+dual+boot+apple&amp;gs_lp=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&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp&amp;mstk=AUtExfAVj02fUVc8qPTZDzDuDJR4lfU-g1tKbBksl8SQ1Xl7BB4AsgUh1xdS9CEH741Egbi7Lkd8yUt7VldxWcOoz5qyFSaKMli1dVTd5pykqrRWEOQaiUqLSvY7KO3jqX4cAhrsF8xT9dqZtU9uIZNQIW8aqt61VeSkQPLXT5gOdsX9oOkSqyb6jH1IJvuDONhHN84Z&amp;csui=3\">Asahi Linux<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are required, while Intel Macs use standard ISOs.\u00a0YouTube\u00a0+2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Considerations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Apple Silicon (M1\/M2\/M3):<\/strong>\u00a0Requires specialized ARM-based Linux distributions, such as the Fedora Asahi Remix.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intel Macs:<\/strong>\u00a0Generally support standard Linux distributions, but may require specific drivers for Wi-Fi or, on T2 chip models, specialized kernels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Backup:<\/strong>\u00a0Always back up important macOS data before partitioning.\u00a0Reddit\u00a0+4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Installation Steps (General)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prepare Space:<\/strong>\u00a0Use macOS Disk Utility to shrink your main partition, leaving free space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create Installer:<\/strong>\u00a0Use BalenaEtcher to flash the Linux ISO to a USB drive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Booting:<\/strong>\u00a0Shut down, plug in the USB, turn on while holding the\u00a0<strong>Option\/Alt<\/strong>\u00a0key, and select the EFI Boot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Install:<\/strong>\u00a0Select the free space for installation, ensuring not to overwrite the macOS partition.\u00a0Reddit\u00a0+1<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intel-Specific Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>T2 Security Chip:<\/strong>\u00a0You may need to use T2 Linux for Wi-Fi and audio drivers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bootloader:<\/strong>\u00a0rEFInd is a recommended boot manager to handle the dual-boot menu.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/yellotab.se\/145c6674-a354-446c-8b7b-6cd890c2fe13\" alt=\"Reddit\">Reddit\u00a0+3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apple Silicon (Asahi Linux) Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asahi Linux is the primary, actively developed project for running Linux natively on Apple Silicon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installation is done directly from macOS using a terminal command provided by the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dual-booting Linux on an Apple Mac involves&nbsp; creating free space via Disk Utility, creating a bootable Linux USB (e.g., using Etcher), and selecting the &#8221;EFI Boot&#8221; option while holding Option\/Alt during startup. For Apple Silicon (M1\/M2\/M3), specialized projects like\u00a0Asahi Linux\u00a0are required, while Intel Macs use standard ISOs.\u00a0YouTube\u00a0+2 Key Considerations Installation Steps (General) Intel-Specific Tips Apple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2681"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2686,"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2681\/revisions\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yellotab.se\/x056\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}