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    Issues with starting a Linux install.

    Disabled secure boot and am writing this in Firefox on POP!_OS on the new laptop! Many thanks for all the help! CRR^2
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    Issues with starting a Linux install.

    F12 worked beautifully to access the boot menu. Selected the USB drive and hit "enter" Next screen was the "GNU GRUB version 2.06 with a single line highlighted" "*Try or install POP_OS" I hit "enter" error: bad shim signature. error: you need to load the kernel first. After 30 seconds...
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    Issues with starting a Linux install.

    Gatorsfan, Many thanks, rufus executed without any issues I could see. Now I am stuck trying to bypass the Windows startup boot system on the new computer. I put the boot disk created by rufus in the USB port and turned the system on. It went immediately to the Windoz menu and started asking...
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    Issues with starting a Linux install.

    Brickwizard said How old is this machine???? The machine I want to install Linux on is a brand new laptop from Dell (Inspiron 16 2-in-1). The machine I am doing all this on the web is an old desktop, but its capacities are not relevant since I don't plan to put Linux on it at least not until...
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    Issues with starting a Linux install.

    According to the website on a link from this forum it requires Window 8 and I am running Windows 7 Pro. If you know of a link that works for Windows 7 I would be interested. Thanks for the response. CRR^2
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    Issues with starting a Linux install.

    I am trying to install Linux (POP!_OS) on my new laptop. However I can't even seem to get started. I am trtying first to download the OS and then do a checksum on the downloaded file. The commands I found to do this don't appear to exist on my system (HP Compaq 8000 Elite SFF Business PC...
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