On 12/26/24 11:35, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:
On Saturday 21 December 2024 08:14:11 pm Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote:
On Saturday 21 December 2024 02:20:20 pm Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
Set the machine to boot in UEFI mode if this is available rather than
legacy MBR / both.
Why is this preferable?
?
UEFI features I like:
1. UEFI firmware provides Secure Boot and the Debian Installer can
create a system with appropriately signed software (boot loader?
kernel?). This makes it harder for malware to infect the system and can
prevent corrupt software from trashing the system.
2. GPT puts two copies of the partition table on disk. If one gets
trashed, the system can still boot; making recovery easier.
3. GPT supports labels for partitions. This allows me to use
meaningful names when configuring and using partitions.
It's a real PITA to switch which input this monitor is using, taking many
button presses on buttons that I can't even see because they're under the front
of the monitor.
So, you have two computers, two keyboards, and two mice, but one monitor
with the computers connected to different inputs? Have you considered
getting a KVM switch?
David
