[plug] Win 8 Secure Boot - Can Linux be installed OK?

[Rusty Ramser]

If we're talking about an ARM-based tablet (like Windows RT), then you
cannot disable Secure Boot.  Those tablet devices are designed to only run
the OS that's pre-installed.

For all other non-ARM computers (which it sounds like is Frank's case), you
can disable the Secure Boot option in UEFI -- it's part of the specification
to require this capability.

Frank, a number of current distros (meaning, released roughly after April
2013) have valid certificates and are able to install and run successfully
with Secure Boot enabled.  It's best to check whether you're preferred
distro has this as part of their latest release.  If they do not, then
disabling Secure Boot will be necessary.

Cheers.


-----Original Message-----
From: plug [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf Of Jim Householder
Sent: Saturday, 29 June 2013 19:38
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] Win 8 Secure Boot - Can Linux be installed OK?

Have you checked the BIOS, or what replaces it, to see if Secure UEFI can be
turned off?  I think some can.

Regards,
Jim


On 28/06/13 07:57, Frank Preston wrote:
> Hi Perth Linux Guru's,
> I have recently bought a Win 8 notebook PC and want to install Linux 
> on it so that I can have the choice of using Windows or Linux as the 
> OS.  I understand that this is not very straight forward as Win has a 
> security set
> - up which needs to be turned off and my research on the net has not 
> been conclusive.  I have not used linux yet but would like to. Can you 
> pse advise on this subject?
> Kind Rgds,
> Fred
>
>
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