My employer has given me a USB with Ubuntu and I am required to use it to use EFI Boot to be able to access my work space. Is this safe? If not, apart from a full back up of my MacBook, what else do I need to watch out for?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.2
There are several years of posts here from those that tried to make dual boot Linux/Mac solutions and both whacked the macOS installation, and could not undo the Linux pollution to their Mac. Unless you are prepared to install Linux into a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop, or VMware Fusion) as a guest operating system, I strongly encourage you to not attempt any Linux installation on your personal Mac.
Majid1332 wrote:
Thank you. My employer is a large reputable international corporation and I do not believe the provided Ubuntu on a USB stick is specifically configured for their specific network and working environment.
I will also have a tech specialist from work at hand to help with the booting from the USB.
Regards
Large reputable international company - squeeze the employee to use own computer and user third party Operations system - pause.
Their IT Department - pause again. Just make sure Their IT Department is knowledgeable about Apple Computer and Apple Operating System before I would place any trust in them. All too Often - IT Departments are geared to the Windows System and Apple - maybe know about the Name but . . . not too much more.
Using Ubuntu on MacBook Pro 15" Retina, mid 2014 running Big Sur 11.2.3
