Hello! I used to use Ubuntu way back with release 12 and I honestly loved using it. I’m wondering if there’s a way that it can be ran from a thumbdrive connected to a MacBook Pro but without installing or any complex steps to make it run? Also, I’m open to trying Mint if this is possible, as well. Thank you, in advance!
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Is it possible to run Ubuntu, Mint, etc from thumb drive on Mac?
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You can run Ubuntu in a virtual machine using UTM or VMware Fusion Pro on your M1 MacBook Pro.
True. But not from thumb drive… unless you consider saving VM disk/files on the thumb drive “running from” the thumb drive. I interpreted post to be asking about booting Linux from thumb drive.