Just created a flash drive install disk for Ubuntu 19.10, and the filesystem is read-only. I fear that I'll run into something stupid like additional drivers needed for Ethernet (Intel I211-AT), ...

The alternative would be that asbath 's IT desktop services folks would use their "really good screwdriver we use all the time" to remove a disk drive from any Mac that needed to be image-overlaid, ...

Although Apple does not explicitly state that the "Remote Disc" function included with the MacBook Air can be used to boot the computer from an optical disc, a guided tour posted on the company's site ...