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12th July 2022, 14:11 | #1 |
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| Microsoft stopped Lenovo from booting Linux Are the days of Steve Ballmer back? There is concern that Microsoft, which once dubbed Linux as a cancer on its operating system, might be returning to its old ways. Vole has been a staunch supporter of Linux but it seems news this week suggests it might be up to its old tricks. It all started when a security engineer found himself unable to boot up a copy of Linux on his Lenovo laptop due to restrictions that are apparently insisted upon by Microsoft. Matthew Garrett, an information security architect, was keen to check out Lenovo's laptop but found himself unable to boot Linux from a USB stick "for no obvious reason." Pluton is Microsoft's latest effort to secure PCs and can act as both a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) or as a non-TPM security co-processor. It emerged in 2020, with Microsoft saying Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm were all onboard. While Acer launched tech with the kit in May, Dell is not keen and Lenovo started the year saying it wouldn't be turned on by default. https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...-booting-linux |
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