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Adrian1595
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Nov 11, 2019
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Is it safe to disable secure boot in the UEFI for installing Linux OS?

I needed to install Debian wheezy a couple of years ago and the computer wouldn't boot to Linux SSD (Solid State Drive) separate hard drive unless I disabled secure boot in the UEFI (Unified Extended...
adware
installing Linux OS
keylogger
malicious software
ransomware
rootkit
Secure Boot
spyware
trojan
UEFI
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    dgillespie-adf
    Nov 11, 2019

    Adrian1595here is a great article which details your concern.

     

    https://www.howtogeek.com/116569/htg-explains-how-windows-8s-secure-boot-feature-works-what-it-means-for-linux/ 

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dgillespie-adf
Brass Contributor
Nov 11, 2019

Adrian1595here is a great article which details your concern.

 

https://www.howtogeek.com/116569/htg-explains-how-windows-8s-secure-boot-feature-works-what-it-means-for-linux/ 

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