Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian

[Juha Heinanen <jh@tutpro.com>]

Patrick Bartek writes:

> 2. How UEFI compatible is Debian Wheezy?  What I'm running on the
> Desktop.  Or is Jessie the better choice.  Or something else entirely?
> Except Ubuntu variants (Hate it!).  I don't want to run in Legacy mode
> for future compatibility.  I won't be installing a desktop, just a
> window manager.  Probably Openbox.

Then get Acer C720 Chromebook (with 4 GB of RAM) and install a bigger
SSD to it.  Everything works in Debian Jessie once you upgrade kernel to
a newer version.  Boots in a few seconds and no need to pay tax to MS or
have UEFI hassles.

-- Juha