[ale] new UEFI/windows8.1/Linux

[Steve Litt]

On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 07:46:11 -0400
Paul Cartwright <pbcartwright at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 08/08/2015 03:12 AM, Steve Litt wrote:
> >> This is actually fairly easy.  At most, you only need to turn
> >> "secure 
> >> > boot" off in the setup of the bios.  
> > That capability might soon disappear. The Win10 requirements make
> > the switch optional. 
> so are you saying I should upgrade to Win 10 first, then install
> fedora?

:-)

No, let me rephrase. Any computer stickered "Win8 compatible" was
required to have a secure boot THAT COULD BE TURNED OFF. Any computer
stickered "Win10 compatible" is required to have a secure boot, but
Microsoft is mute about whether the hardware vendor will provide a way
to turn secure boot off. If they do not, you'll need to install a
mainstream kernel of a mainstream Linux distro who has received a "key"
from Microsoft, the only vendor of secure boot keys.

As a guy whose next daily driver desktop will be Devuan, Funtoo,
Manjaro-OpenRC or Void, this puts a premium on older mobos for me. I
don't ever want to be in the position of RMA'ing a mobo because "I
can't turn off secure boot".

SteveT

Steve Litt 
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