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In order to disable Secure Boot on an Acer laptop , it is first necessary to set a temporary Supervisor password.
Acer, why do you do this, when nobody else appears to do so?
Power on the system.
Start tapping F2 rapidly and then enter the BIOS.
Use the right arrow key to select Security.
Use the down arrow key to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter.
Create a password ( write it down!) such as...
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Most existing Windows EFI partitions are about 100MB in size.
When migrating from Windows 10 (or W11 etc) to Linux Mint, it is important to note that Calamares, the Linux Mint installer, requires a minimum of 300MB for the EFI system partition.
For dual or multiple booting it is advisable to make the EFI partition at least 500MB.
Prior to using the Linux Mint installer, I advise using GParted to create a 500MB EFI system partition...
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Introduction:
The Microsoft Surface Go 2 was conceived as a budget-friendly alternative to the iPad and was released in 2020. Its OS is W10.
It has a high build quality, plus it is slim and lightweight. The 1800 x 1200 display is clear and smooth.
Hardware:
I used a Microsoft Surface Go 2 W10 Pro 8GB RAM 128 GB SSD Intel Pentium 4415Y CPU.
Initially I installed Ubuntu 24.04 followed by EndeavourOS GNOME.
Other Linux distros...
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Just as an aside, in Linux Mint it is straightforward to remove unwanted kernels using the Update Manager.
To view the installed kernels:
Open Update Manager > View > Linux kernels > Continue > Select the unwanted kernel > Click on Remove.
Also in Linux Mint there is a system for the automated removal of obsolete kernels:
Open Update Manager > Edit > Preferences > Automation > Remove obsolete kernels and their...
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While installing Peppermint OS on an HP 455 G9 ProBook, I discovered that no wifi was available.
I continued the installation using an RJ45 cable and later found out that the Realtek RTL8852BE wifi card required Linux kernel 6.2 or higher.
Peppermint OS was using kernel 6.1.
The following line already existed in the /etc/apt/sources.list, so no addition was needed:
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deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-backports main contrib non-free
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