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linux on a external drive

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    Resolved MacPro 5,1 freezing when running Ubuntu 22.04

    I have recently installed Linux Ubuntu on an SSD attached to MacPro 5,1 via a USB caddy and USB 3 card in a PCIe slot. The OS boots fine but randomly the machine freezes then pops up a window that asks if I wish to wait for an application or force quit. This freeze can happen on any active...
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    Linux on a external drive

    I am trying to put Linux Puppy on a external drive with no luck :(They say Puppy is easy to install,the problem i am having is formating the drive with gparted why can,t it just be done auromaticly like Windows.Ir comes up different to this video. mind you he is doing it to a internal drive not...
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