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> "Just turn it off in the UEFI settings" Yes, because when you're trying to get your non-technical friends and family to get used to Linux, they will be REALL
by Toshio 14y ago
> "Just turn it off in the UEFI settings"
Yes, because when you're trying to get your non-technical friends and family to get used to Linux, they will be REALLY keen on going into UEFI to disable-reenable-disable-again etc. to switch between operating systems, whereas it was a simple keystroke up until recently.
- kunai 14y agoIIRC, couldn't you run Windows 8 without boot authentication? I believe there was a control panel option for this, and after you turn it off, GRUB should be the only thing you need.
- recoiledsnake 14y agoFirst, Windows 8 runs fine with secure boot disabled, so there no need to "disable-reenable-disable-again etc. to switch between operating systems". Second, how many folks that are able to install and configure Linux are unable to turn a setting off in the UEFI menu? Third, you need to balance this difficulty against the problem of bootkit malware across the PC ecosystem. Why should the hundreds of millions of technically not savvy not be protected from bootkits by default? Is there a way to make it less complicated for Linux users while still maintaining the security that Secure Boot provides?
- kunai 14y ago> "Is there a way to make it less complicated for Linux users while still maintaining the security that Secure Boot provides?" Yes. It's called a PC with Linux preinstalled. Or just a Mac. The only PC I can think of that isn't just a rebrand or a really poorly designed one is the XPS 13, and that doesn't fit my needs currently (awful 16:9 aspect ratio). So, I bought a MacBook Air instead, and I'm running Linux Mint alongside OS X without any problems.