I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple

Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple by nixpulvis on Thursday August 26, 2021 @05:52PM (#28321408)

UEFI really is an issue.

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Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple by Jenda_ on Friday August 27, 2021 @03:36PM (#28332117)

What is the problem with UEFI? I have only installed Linux on a few computers with UEFI so far, so I don't have a great sample, but I haven't seen any problems. (I have heard about secure boot that cannot be turned off - how often is this the case?)

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Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple by herbst on Friday August 27, 2021 @06:54AM (#28326250)

It's annoying. But for the end user the install is just a button and a minute more. At least on Linux.

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Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple by nixpulvis on Friday August 27, 2021 @10:26AM (#28328211)

I've yet to own a UEFI motherboard without a few glitches. I never had these problems with the BIOS...

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Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple by Jenda_ on Friday August 27, 2021 @03:39PM (#28332135)

I had. For example, HP EliteBook 8470p claims the drive is not bootable if there is a DOS partition table where no partition is marked bootable (I think it shouldn't parse the partition table at all, just check the magic and execute the first sector).

What glitches have you seen (so I'm prepared when I meet them)?

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