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Author: Gravis
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Subject: Re: [Dng] UEFI, GPT
> Just to clear up the EFI misconception, Debian can be installed on EFI computers.

it's my understanding that EFI is actually a deprecated precursor to UEFI.

from wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface):
> Intel developed the original EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) specification. Some of the EFI's practices and data formats mirror those from Microsoft Windows.[5][6] In 2005, UEFI deprecated EFI 1.10 (the final release of EFI). The Unified EFI Forum manages the UEFI specification.


-Gravis

On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 12:02 AM, rlfrost <frostrl@???> wrote:
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> Just to clear up the EFI misconception, Debian can be installed on EFI computers. I run it on three of my own-- 2 Acer desktops and 1 ASUS laptop. I use rEFind as a boot manager, as it it very straightforward, and does a very nice job with all OS entries. I understand that there are instructions for installing Debian with GRUB only floating around, but I don't find it necessary.
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> RLFrost
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