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Linux on your laptop: A closer look at EFI boot options

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JW
J.A. Watson
Aug 28, 2019

For some time now I have gotten a slow but steady volume of requests that I write about UEFI firmware and EFI boot relative to installing and maintaining Linux. As a result of a casual comment I made in a recent post about installing Linux on a new laptop, the volume has gone up considerably.

JW

J.A. Watson

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