Thank you for your responses, you have been very helpful. My intention was to have both OSs installed and choose which one to boot. >From your answers I understand that it may not be safe for both OSs, so the best solution is to have a machine dedicated to Debian.
On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 8:28 AM riveravaldez <riveravaldezm...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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! > >
