Kali boot usb not showing up in boot menu

I have seen that on intel Macs, the startup security utility has an option for booting from an external drive.

However, I am not sure if the M1 Macs allow for booting from an external drive.

Please, what security settings do I have to change to allow myself to boot Linux or Kali Linux from a USB Drive?

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Posted on Apr 26, 2023 12:42 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2023 4:09 AM

GAMER8736 wrote:

However, I am not sure if the M1 Macs allow for booting from an external drive.

They do.

Please, what security settings do I have to change to allow myself to boot Linux or Kali Linux from a USB Drive?

Change security settings on the startup disk of a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support

FWIW, to boot an Apple silicon Mac from an external Linux drive it has to be an ARM64 version of Linux.


As far as Kali Linux, you have to check with Kali Linux support/forums.

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