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It is technically possible to remove macOS after installing Fedora Asahi Remix, leaving Linux as the sole OS, but this is not recommended to ensure that you can
by jasoneckert 3y ago
It is technically possible to remove macOS after installing Fedora Asahi Remix, leaving Linux as the sole OS, but this is not recommended to ensure that you can always update the firmware and recover the system.
To install Fedora Asahi Remix, however, you must have macOS to run the installer script and prepare the system for use.
So, the best solution is to shrink macOS to the minimum possible size during installation and use the remaining space for Fedora Asahi Remix should you wish to forget about macOS altogether.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoThanks. How does Apple bootstrap the system in the first place when inserting a blank SSD? Or perhaps you bought a replacement part? I don't see how that could be done if it is true—that the system is bricked/unrecoverable if the macos partition is lost. Surely it can boot from USB or something? Perhaps not, this wiki page linked above implies the iboot can't handle usb or external storage: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/M1-vs.-PC-Boot https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/M1-vs.-PC-Boot
- nullindividual 3y agoRead further down. DFU prevents bricking.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoYes, just got to that part, thanks. Investigating DFU, apparently it needs a second laptop to bootstrap it, like a mobile device. I don't like the idea, but it won't happen often, hmm.
- skydhash 3y agoOnly happened once to me, when i wanted to get out of beta builds.