Bootcamp assistant multiple OS

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Bootcamp assistant multiple OS

I’ve got a 2019 MacBook Pro i9 32gb Radeon 555x, currently I’ve got windows 10 set up through my boot camp assistant. My main question is can I also partition for an instance of Linux with boot camp or am I limited to just the 2 OS? If I am able to partition for a 3rd OS can I do it from an external drive, my purpose is I use Mac for everyday stuff and social, windows for emulators and I am considering a 3rd on an external drive that I can run my company info through to avoid cluttering the other instances.

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Aug 21, 2024 9:15 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 21, 2024 11:44 AM in response to DropTheDeat

Without Bootcamp Assistant to help you install Windows, you would have to install a custom boot loader and partition the drive yourself to boot linux. That can be quite a bit more complex than installing linux in a virtual machine.

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Answer 2

Aug 21, 2024 9:20 AM in response to DropTheDeat

You are limited to just the MacOS and the Boot Camp partitions.

Use a virtual machine to install Linux.

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Answer 3

Aug 21, 2024 4:58 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

There is one very narrow exception to this, if your intended linux usage is EXTREMELY casual.

You can create a self-configuring USB stick with Knoppix linux, and you can boot from it, it will self configure based on the hardware it detects, and it is already pre-loaded with a whole lot of Utilities. it's just a little slow to get itself going, because it has a lot of work to do to get there.

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HWTech

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Aug 24, 2024 12:27 PM in response to DropTheDeat

You should be Ok installing Linux to an external drive. As long as you do not modify the partitions on the internal drive, you should be Ok.

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