In our example, we will be installing Kali Linux on a Mac Mini (Mid 2011) using macOS High Sierra (10.13). Once Kali Linux has been installed, rEFInd can be customized to be hidden during boot or removed completely. rEFInd also has the advantage of helping older hardware to boot from USB devices that would not be able to otherwise (e.g. This makes it perfect for dual booting, as a keyboard shortcut does not need to be used every time the device is powered on to boot Kali Linux. If you wish to replace macOS/OS X completely, please refer to our single boot Kali on Mac hardware guide.īy using using the 3rd party boot manager rEFInd (a fork of rEFIt) we are able to increase our control when booting over macOS/OS X OS’s default option. This guide will show you to dual-boot macOS/OS X with Kali Linux using rEFInd boot manager. The model & year of the device will determine how successful your experience will be. This is true for Linux in general, not just Kali Linux. T2/M1 chips) do not run Linux well, or at all.
