UEFI bootkit

[Alan Cox]

> So then basically there's no REAL way to get a "modern" PC / laptop WITHOUT
> this UEFI on it? Right? And the only way to be able to iunstall/boot
> another OS would be to turn the UEFI off....but without the proper
> key....that is impossible? Just trying to understand what this means when
> it's time for me to upgrade my laptop....would like to know that I can
> install the latest version of Fedora without any problems or issues
> hardware-wise.

Most new PCs already have UEFI on them as their firmware and run Linux
fine. The new generation PC ones (not ARM) you'll need to go into the
firmware and click/press/whatever the options to disable "secure" booting.


Alan