On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Dheepak G <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I recently bought a new Laptop running Windows 8.1. To have some hands-on > experience with Linux, I decided to install Linux Mint. > As I am a newbie, I prefer prefer Windows running along side Linux Mint. > By googling, I came to know that Secure Boot (from now on SB) needs to be > disabled in order to install other OS, in my case Linux Mint 16 (Mate). > Going through the web I also noticed that disabling the Secure boot may > open the gates for rootkits (or malwares) to get installed. > > My questios are > > 1. Is it OK to Disbale SB. > 2. There is another option, to generate a key instead of entirely disabling > the SB. I just noticed this and I haven't went through the steps to create > the key. > 3. Going through the Mint forum, I came across the word GRUB loader. Is it > necessary to install the GRUB? > > Previously while installing Ubuntu in my desktop (BIOS), I had no problem / > confusions with new terms like SB, UEFI or GRUB loader. > > -- > Regards > Dheepak > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: > http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
http://www.zdnet.com/uefi-boot-with-kororafedora-and-mintubuntu-hands-on-7000025085/ >> Mint support EFI boot. Am no expert on the subject. On my friend's desktop I disabled Secureboot and installed Mint using a Live USB without much issues. 1. I don't think desktops are that vulnerable. In the sense, we are a minor group and not sure if someone would bother to hack. ;-) And for years, we have been using BIOS w/o secure boot. If you're paranoid, ;-) go for option 2). BTW, Mint itself blocks kernel and Xorg upgrades (level 4 and 5), some people even say Mint itself is vulnerable. http://segfault.linuxmint.com/2013/11/answering-controversy-stability-vs-security-is-something-you-configure/ 2. In my limited reading of the subject earlier, I think your UEFI setup should support signing. Not sure if all vendors give this option. 3. GRUB is automatically installed during any installation. It is the program (bootloader) that loads the OS. there are other bootloaders like LILO but GRUB is the common one, i suppose. In case you have not seen this, the below link helps in understanding... http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ As you have done > Mint Forums are the best place to consult - with some luck, you can even get option 2) done. I requested a while ago for a session on UEFi when we were running installation fest. -- Cheers, Anand Radhakrishnan When there is a drive, there is a path. [C:\>] _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
