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submitted 21 hours ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I've seen people advocating for both options, but since I'm still new to Linux I'm not sure what to do. I'm currently installing Mint on my laptop to try it out, and I'm not sure if I should enable secure boot or not.

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[-] gandolfini_the_grey@lemm.ee 12 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Secure boot is a good thing. It's a security feature. You want it on whenever possible, unless it's a huge trouble (like if you have to start manually signing your own keys and adding them to the bios).

Edit: added the word manually

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