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Entries from May 2013.

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+ How to install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8 +
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+ 27th May 2013 +
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Two days ago, I asked +how +I could install Linux on a Packard Bell EasyNote LV computer +preinstalled with Windows 8. I found a solution, but am horrified +with the obstacles put in the way of Linux users on a laptop with UEFI +and Windows 8.

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I never found out if the cause of my problems were the use of UEFI +secure booting or fast boot. I suspect fast boot was the problem, +causing the firmware to boot directly from HD without considering any +key presses and alternative devices, but do not know UEFI settings +enough to tell.

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There is no way to install Linux on the machine in question without +opening the box and disconnecting the hard drive! This is as far as I +can tell, the only way to get access to the firmware setup menu +without accepting the Windows 8 license agreement. I am told (and +found description on how to) that it is possible to configure the +firmware setup once booted into Windows 8. But as I believe the terms +of that agreement are completely unacceptable, accepting the license +was never an alternative. I do not enter agreements I do not intend +to follow.

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I feared I had to return the laptops and ask for a refund, and +waste many hours on this, but luckily there was a way to get it to +work. But I would not recommend it to anyone planning to run Linux on +it, and I have become sceptical to Windows 8 certified laptops. Is +this the way Linux will be forced out of the market place, by making +it close to impossible for "normal" users to install Linux without +accepting the Microsoft Windows license terms? Or at least not +without risking to loose the warranty?

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I've updated the +Linux Laptop +wiki page for Packard Bell EasyNote LV, to ensure the next person +do not have to struggle as much as I did to get Linux into the +machine.

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Thanks to Bob Rosbag, Florian Weimer, Philipp Kern, Ben Hutching, +Michael Tokarev and others for feedback and ideas.

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+ How can I install Linux on a Packard Bell Easynote LV preinstalled with Windows 8? +
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+ 25th May 2013 +
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I've run into quite a problem the last few days. I bought three +new laptops for my parents and a few others. I bought Packard Bell +Easynote LV to run Kubuntu on and use as their home computer. But I +am completely unable to figure out how to install Linux on it. The +computer is preinstalled with Windows 8, and I suspect it uses UEFI +instead of a BIOS to boot.

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The problem is that I am unable to get it to PXE boot, and unable +to get it to boot the Linux installer from my USB stick. I have yet +to try the DVD install, and still hope it will work. when I turn on +the computer, there is no information on what buttons to press to get +the normal boot menu. I expect to get some boot menu to select PXE or +USB stick booting. When booting, it first ask for the language to +use, then for some regional settings, and finally if I will accept the +Windows 8 terms of use. As these terms are completely unacceptable to +me, I have no other choice but to turn off the computer and try again +to get it to boot the Linux installer.

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I have gathered my findings so far on a Linlap page about the +Packard Bell +EasyNote LV model. If you have any idea how to get Linux +installed on this machine, please get in touch or update that wiki +page. If I can't find a way to install Linux, I will have to return +the laptop to the seller and find another machine for my parents.

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I wonder, is this the way Linux will be forced out of the market +using UEFI and "secure boot" by making it impossible to install Linux +on new Laptops?

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+ + + Tags: debian, english. + + +
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Skolelinux-intervju: Nirosan Thiyagalingam @@ -139,7 +247,7 @@ i hvor bra Skolelinux er så ville de ikke nølt med å gå over fra noe annet som koster de store summer. At skolelinux til de grader tilbyr en så komplett løsning bure komme frem. Enten via reklamekampanjer eller ved å sende ut folk til skoler for så å la skolenettverk -ansvarlige får teste ut hvordan Skolelinux fungerer i praksis. Om det +ansvarlige få teste ut hvordan Skolelinux fungerer i praksis. Om det i tillegg ble utviklet gode websider og en emulator for å la brukere prøve operativsystemet ville nok dette ha styrket inntrykket betraktelig.

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2013-05-14

This is the release notes for for Debian Edu / Skolelinux 7.0.0 edu -alpha1, based on Debian with +alpha1, based on Debian with codename "Wheezy".

About Debian Edu and Skolelinux

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