Posts tagged ‘grub’

How to stop OpenSuse’s Christmas Grub Theme

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We’ve all seen it:

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That is the Penguin Grub theme and it was there in 10.2 10.3 11.0 and now in 11.1. But it’s not too hard to get rid of.

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Password protect Grub Bootloader

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You’re thinking a lot about computer security lately, and that’s a good thing. You certainly made the right choice going to Linux, and Debian was wise, too. That’s not the end of your thought about security I hope. This short tutorial will show you how to password protect your Grub boot loader rendering your machine un-boot-able (that’s not even close to being a real word!) to the casual snoop, or anyone else without the ability to get around this; which for all intents and purposes is just about anybody you know. This is by no means absolute security for your machine, far from it – it’s merely a wrinkle in the road.

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