Hi All, I recently bought a new Laptop running Windows 8.1. To have some hands-on experience with Linux, I decided to install Linux Mint. As I am a newbie, I prefer prefer Windows running along side Linux Mint. By googling, I came to know that Secure Boot (from now on SB) needs to be disabled in order to install other OS, in my case Linux Mint 16 (Mate). Going through the web I also noticed that disabling the Secure boot may open the gates for rootkits (or malwares) to get installed.
My questios are 1. Is it OK to Disbale SB. 2. There is another option, to generate a key instead of entirely disabling the SB. I just noticed this and I haven't went through the steps to create the key. 3. Going through the Mint forum, I came across the word GRUB loader. Is it necessary to install the GRUB? Previously while installing Ubuntu in my desktop (BIOS), I had no problem / confusions with new terms like SB, UEFI or GRUB loader. -- Regards Dheepak _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
