On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Paul Cartwright <pbcartwright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/28/2015 06:26 PM, Chris Murphy wrote: >>> > my system originally came with windows 10. I seem to recall that from >>> > what I read, you needed to disable secure boot to install linux & grub.. >> That's incorrect, and it's bad advice to continue to propagate. >> Assertions is should be disabled should be vigorously challenged. >> >> -- > this wasn't the page I looked at, but the language is similar.. > http://www.instructables.com/id/Dual-Boot-Ubuntu-and-Windows-8-UEFI/step4/Deactivating-Fast-Startup-and-Secureboot/ > > Then it is necessary to deactivate the Secureboot. This tool was > implemented in Windows 8 with the new UEFI Bios, as a safety mechanism > to prevent malicious software from booting in your PC, as well as “non > authorized” operating systems. > > Therefore, this tool will block any operating system from starting, > besides Windows 8. So it must be deactivated. > > In order to do that, it’s necessary to access your computer Bios, search > for the option “Secureboot” and change it to “Disabled”. The only correct part is "prevent malicious software from booting" otherwise everything else is somewhere between misleading and junk. Fedora has supported Secure Boot for almost three years. -- Chris Murphy -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
