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How to Boot A Linux Live USB Stick On Your Mac

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 1, 2013

Get Linux to boot, on your Mac, from a USB stick or external hard drive. A simple program called Mac Linux USB helps make a formerly complex process simple, and is a godsend for those without optical drives. So you want want to boot Linux, from a flash drive, on your Mac? If you’re reading this, you probably already know it’s harder than it should be.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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