[sclug] Linux and secure boot

[alan c]

On 12/01/13 20:27, Inuka Jayasekera wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've recently bought an Asus laptop that came with Windows 8 and secure
> boot set up. From Ubuntu's website, it looks like secure boot was available
> from 12.10 onwards. I've tried several times though to install Ubuntu 12.10
> (using the UEFI boot option and the regular boot option) and it always
> complains saying it can't read partitions during install!
>
> Has anyone tried to install Linux (especially Ubuntu) on a secure boot
> laptop and had any luck? Any advice (even if you haven't)?
>
> Thank you,
> Inuka.

Recent experience on another list seemed to confirm a comment on a 
Ubuntu site that - at  least - a USB stick was required, optical media 
would not work.
I will try to look it up




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alan cocks