Re: debian format usb drive that a Mac likes

[Alex Mestiashvili <amestia@rsh2.donotuse.de>]

On 2/4/20 3:48 PM, Martin McCormick wrote:
> 	If one is on a debian system and formatting a usb drive
> that will be recognized by a Mac, I know that xfs is usually a
> good choice for the file system but
> what type of partition are we supposed to use to enclose that xfs
> file system?
>
> 	I know if you plug a linux thumb drive in to a Mac, the
> Mac says it can't read the disk and immediately offers to
> initialize it for you.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Martin McCormick

I guess you have to go with extfat.
Linux can read and may be write hfs/hfs+, read apfs, but apple's 
filesystems support is kind of miserable.

Best,
Alex