Re: Installation suitability for Dell laptop

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Subject: Re: Installation suitability for Dell laptop
From: didier.gaumet@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 01:02:53 -0700 (PDT)
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Le lundi 16 septembre 2019 21:00:04 UTC+2, Étienne Mollier a écrit :
[...]
> does someone know if UEFI
> prevents unsigned "driver" or "firmware" loading ?  (or both?)
[...]

it forbids it if SecureBoot is activated:
 https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot#Secure_Boot_limitations

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