You can generate your own keys. Here are two PDF links I copied just now from a post I made 2 years ago here. I don't keep these white listed, so I did not check them for connecting. The first is the official UEFI overview. The second is a great guide from the US government detailing exactly how to set the keys. If that link doesn't work, pull out the document number from the link and search for it. Gentoo and Arch have guides on this. Fedora has the most advanced pre Linux init system in my opinion.

https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI_Secure_Boot_in_Modern_Computer_Security_Solutions_2019.pdf

https://media.defense.gov/2020/Sep/15/2002497594/-1/-1/0/CTR-UEFI-Secure-Boot-Customization-UOO168873-20.PDF

If you have secure boot enabled, and you are using the shim from fedora or ubuntu, then yes you need to worry about it if you want to dual boot with w11.

I remember reading a post on mastodon where it was explained that no mother board validates the secure boot keys expiration dates otherwise it wouldn't boot the first time the BIOS battery gets empty and the internal clock gets reset. The post was written well and was citing some sources. But I didn't try to verify these assertions.

Pros and cons of disabling the default Microsoft key:

(Assuming you have secure boot enabled, and want the security that comes from that)

pros:

• You control your own key and have full choice over what software can start up on your computer, software cannot be approved by anybody else.
• Your secure boot security model is not vulnerable to the risk of booting 3rd party software with known security vulnerabilities.
• Sophisticated attackers with physical access to your computer cannot carry out an evil maid attack on your computer and convince it to trick you or steal your data.

cons:

• You need to have software installed to manage the key. There is software available for Ubuntu and NixOS.
• There are many buggy UEFI implementations out there that require the Microsoft key to load built-in oproms during standard boot, potentially bricking your computer.
• Software that gains root access to your computer could steal your signing key, potentially negating the benefits of secure boot against non-evil maid attacks.

I use s-ul.eu for my occasional filesharing needs, downloads are no bullshit you click the link you have the file and never had issues with it. Not sure if storage limits on the free tier are lower than dropbox though.

Oh and you get your own url prefix.

catbox does keep files permanently iirc, it's litterbox that doesn't

But did it install itself?

Skill issue

Real

Sure, but it's Microsoft that allows 3rd party BS to be automatically re-installed!

Except games with shitty anti-cheat like Battlefield. Those are just unplayable.

Though on that note, I started playing a lot of DOTA 2 on linux without issue.

Yup

I have a gaming PC which I planned to setup a linux distro on for almost 2 years now. I just need to find the time to choose which distro, then debloat it, get the wifi, speakers, keyboard working, then install the required Nividia drivers, then optimize it and study wether OC its bios is worth it or no, then test optimal settings and compatibility, then compare my benchmark FPS results to similar ones on the internet, then open Steam and fucking game on brother lets go!

I switched in my 20s when I stopped caring about competitive games, and I'm always surprised at how little effort it is to do the things I want to do.

This post accurately described my life. High five brother.

Peripheral drivers enter the chat

I only access it over a local network or wire guard. It's not perfect security, but also I'm willing to accept that risk.