On 22/02/2019 11:25, Bev Nicolson wrote:
Before you proceed installing Linux.... Work out if you want to install in UEFI mode or traditional BIOS mode. Personally I wish I'd chosen traditional BIOS mode, as UEFI mode just seems to make things much more complicated.
Complicated, how? (I have googled, btw, but haven't yet found a side by side comparison.)
UEFI - Can't install any-old disk image, has to be a distribution with an authorised signature key. This limits your choice somewhat.
In my experience, on my laptop, getting a "boot from which device" menu is a Pain in the *ss using UEFI
I cannot enable hibernate to disk without jumping through hoops.
Bios mode, none of those is a problem.
However, all of those things were done to stop things like Viruses infecting Windows machines, so there is a purpose for them, and they'll help windows users, but are a detriment for linux users.
IMHO of course, YMMV. :-)
Bev.
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