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submitted 13 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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[-] HayadSont@discuss.online 4 points 12 hours ago

I was looking for an official documentation entry on this matter to share with OP, ideally something centralized like Fedora's RPM Fusion or the comprehensive Arch Wiki. While I found various user-created resources, I was surprised not to locate a centralized official documentation page addressing this topic. I'm quite familiar with Linux Mint's user-friendly approach, so perhaps I've overlooked something? I'd be genuinely delighted if someone could point me to such a resource, as it would be tremendously helpful not just for OP but for the community as a whole.

[-] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Debian has a good page on it and how their set up works:

https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot

Edit: Ubuntu is derived from Debian and then Mint from Ubuntu, but they may have their own differing approachsnto secure boot.

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