Thanks for your reply, although it turns out that I did not really need to ask the question since I now checked and found that SecureBoot is already disabled.
solomon@solomon:~$ mokutil --sb-state SecureBoot disabled Platform is in Setup Mode I assume this may be important to people with a dual-boot system or people who migrated from an existing Windows installation and did not change the BIOS/UEFI Settings. On Sat, 6 Sep 2025 18:59:19 -0400 Steve Litt <[email protected]> wrote: > Shlomo Solomon said on Sun, 7 Sep 2025 00:56:15 +0300 > > >I just came across this article. > > > >Is it something to be worried about or just scare mongering? > > > >https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/06/The_UEFI_9_11_Part_VII_This_Coming_Week_Many_PCs_Will_Refuse_to.shtml > > The preceding article seems to be written by somebody who is, well, > whatever. But that doesn't make the article wrong. The following is > the take from Toms Hardware Guide, a universally respected authority: > > https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-signing-key-required-for-secure-boot-uefi-bootloader-expires-in-september-which-could-be-problematic-for-linux-users > > I think we all knew secure boot was a big problem the minute we heard > about it. Now we've got ourselves a situation. > > This would be a great time to turn off secure boot. If that means not > being able to boot windows, that's the lesser of the evils. Perhaps in > a few months a solution to this potentially motherboard-bricking > problem will be found, tested, and proved safe and effective. It's at > that moment when secure boot can be turned on. > > Personally, I haven't used secure boot a day in my life. On the face > of it, it's just plain dangerous. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > > http://444domains.com > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Claws Mail 4.2.1 - KDE Plasma 5.27.12 - Kubuntu 24.04 _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
