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How to manually partition Linux and when you should

If you manually partition your Linux PC, you're setting up all the necessary partitions for your system and allocating disk ...
Ars Technica

Booting a UEFI system from an external USB drive

First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...
CNET

Can't install EFI Firmware Update? Check partition scheme; disconnect peripherals

As we reported earlier, many people (especially MacBook Pro owners) are finding that although, according to the descriptions at Apple's Web site, their computer should be eligible for the recently ...
Ars Technica

Ubuntu screwed up my EFI firmware?

I tried installing Ubuntu 11.04 beta 1 on my MacBook Pro 13" (mid-2009, MacBookPro5,5). Since the installation, the machine has problems booting. The boot sequence goes like this: Boot 1 (after ...