On 4/17/21, David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > On 4/17/21 8:39 AM, Thanos Katsiolis wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am a new user who would like to try Debian. >> >> I have a MacBook Pro (Early 11) which runs Mac OS, to which I want to >> also >> install Debian. Will I have any issues installing Debian regarding >> hardware? >> I would also appreciate it if you have any tips before the installation >> as >> well as if there is any source that helps for the installation. >> >> Forgive me if this is not the right place to ask this question, and feel >> free directing me to the right place. > > > That is called "dual-boot'. Setting it up correctly is non-trivial; the > details vary by computer make and model. Even when I have succeeded at > dual-boot, I found that, no matter which OS I was running, I always > needed to do something on the other OS. > > > The obvious answer today is virtualization. I suggest installing > VirtualBox, creating a virtual machine, and installing Debian into the > virtual machine. That will allow you to "try Debian" (or any other x86 > operating system) with far less risk of making your MacBook unbootable, > corrupting the native OS, or destroying data. And, you can use both > macOS and Debian at the same time.
Hi, another option (not sure why not mentioned, sorry if this is not convenient) could be to try with a LiveCD/DVD/USB, you can check: https://wiki.debian.org/LiveCD https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive https://www.debian.org/CD/live/ https://wiki.debian.org/USBBoot https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/MultibootISO (Maybe in that order.) Hope this helps. :) Best regards!
