On Fri, 7 Jun 2019 22:46:02 -0400 tuulen <tuu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am an ordinary GUI and mouse computer user, not a command line > user. But I want to get away from both Apple and Microsoft. I spent > a lot of time looking into Linux, Unix, BSD, and eventually I > discovered Debian. And because I like to know the details of what I > am doing I also discovered that I just naturally like Debian, too, as > Debian is built upon explanations, fine with me! > > I was in the process of partitioning my hard drive to install Debian > when I encountered a couple of UEFI complications. My HP Laptop with > Windows 10 does not offer a way to disable the "secure boot" feature > of UEFI, so that makes Debian off limits. Then I went to the HP > website but almost all of the available HP desktops and laptops have > Windows 10, with presumably the same useless UEFI that I now have, > and I did not see any Linux-compatible HP computers as available.
I bought an Acer netbook about eight months ago, with Win10 installed. It is UEFI only, no legacy boot. The standard Debian stable netinstall image booted fine, and installed a dual boot system alongside Win10. The current Debian stable can use UEFI. I saw no reference to secure boot, though I've no doubt it will be enforced in another year or two. -- Joe
