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howtos:slackware_admin:installing_on_uefi_hardware [2013/11/12 16:31 (UTC)] – [Installing Slackware on UEFI-based hardware] ruariohowtos:slackware_admin:installing_on_uefi_hardware [2018/10/29 19:46 (UTC)] (current) – Added current information. arfon
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 ====== Installing Slackware on UEFI-based hardware ====== ====== Installing Slackware on UEFI-based hardware ======
 +Slackware setup supports UEFI installs.  To get Slackware to boot on UEFI machines, bypass the LILO installation and select ELILO installation when prompted during the install.
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 +====== Installing Older Slackware on UEFI-based hardware ======
  
 Some modern computers have started to offer motherboards that use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) as a replacement for the traditional BIOS. Slackware is perfectly capable or running on such machines, albeit with the provisos that before Slackware 14.1 the official install media could not be booted via UEFI directly and no UEFI bootloader was provided as part of the official selection of packages.  Some modern computers have started to offer motherboards that use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) as a replacement for the traditional BIOS. Slackware is perfectly capable or running on such machines, albeit with the provisos that before Slackware 14.1 the official install media could not be booted via UEFI directly and no UEFI bootloader was provided as part of the official selection of packages. 
  
-If you do wish to install Slackware on a UEFI based machine it is //strongly// recommended that you use Slackware64 14.1 or above, thus allowing you to simply boot the official install media.+If you do wish to install Slackware on a UEFI based machine it is **//strongly//** recommended that you use Slackware64 14.1 or above, thus allowing you to simply boot the official install media.
  
 If you have a requirement for Slackware 14.0, you will need to follow one of our approaches: If you have a requirement for Slackware 14.0, you will need to follow one of our approaches:
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   * Creating your own install media and booting from this   * Creating your own install media and booting from this
   * Using another distro's install media to bootstrap the Slackware installation (this includes using modern Slackware 14.1 or above media to install Slackware 14.0)   * Using another distro's install media to bootstrap the Slackware installation (this includes using modern Slackware 14.1 or above media to install Slackware 14.0)
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 +(**Note:** These last two methods are //unsupported//!
 ===== Legacy BIOS support ===== ===== Legacy BIOS support =====
  
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   * Chroot into that directory (after first using mount to bind /dev, /sys and /proc from the host system and copying over /etc/resolv.conf)   * Chroot into that directory (after first using mount to bind /dev, /sys and /proc from the host system and copying over /etc/resolv.conf)
   * Setup the $PATH and other variables needed to run the installer (by sourcing the chooted Slackware profile, i.e. ". /etc/profile")   * Setup the $PATH and other variables needed to run the installer (by sourcing the chooted Slackware profile, i.e. ". /etc/profile")
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 +**Note:** If you use Slackware64 14.1 install media, you could opt to do a network install and select the mirror for an earlier release. Be aware however that this remains //unsupported//!
  
 ====== Tips on install when not using BIOS legacy mode ====== ====== Tips on install when not using BIOS legacy mode ======
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