Just saw this post and thought of your topic here: https://lemmy.world/post/34149294

What do you mean, just download your extra RAM like everyone else.

I’ll just start off with some second hand knowledge I cannot promise is correct because I recently learned that secure boot is a bit of a hot mess.

I seem to remember from discussions of recent articles that were about expiration of some widely used keys to run secure boot, that this is something you need to enable when you install your operating system. Unless I misunderstood what people were saying it sounds to me like there is no way to switch it on retroactively, because that pretty much stops your operating system from booting. Similar if you had it on during installation and then switch it off, your system won’t run.

I guess this is to avoid that someone with physical access to your computer can just switch it off, install root kit malware, then switch it back on (or not).

Again. I might be wrong but maybe if you look into that direction you find some more information that helps.

It’s because being an astronaut is an actual job you commit to or you won’t get to do your job. Guitarist can mean anything from picking up the guitar once a month to being lead guitarist in the best band of the world.

One is a job description, the other one can be just a hobby or a full blown job.

You are kidding, right?

You don’t use the internet on a laptop?

You’re too optimistic here. Such people will only realise their error if something bad happens to them that also screams at them that it was only possible because of their privacy eroding. They don’t usually connect the dots themselves.

long sigh and then he morbed all over the place

If there’s a German code that would work as you intended (if I got you right) but it doesn’t for you, since you don’t live in Germany, would it work to make the machine believe it is located in Germany?

They might have hardcoded a location into it, then you are out of luck. But maybe they determine it via the internet connection you use to update? So you could potentially have it connected to a VPN through your router, which fakes a German location? Probably too simple a solution.

GG

Congrats, dumbest take you could have on this.

fw?

So, is there any consensus if secure boot is even needed at all? I’ve read so many different opinions about this the past few days and have no idea.

I… want to see that 9 kg necklace. I mean, sounds like it’s just a big-ass chain, but if so, how did it not throw up red flags all around letting this guy wear it around that machine.

Thanks for sharing!

Maybe should add that these are accessed via the desktop mode, discovery store. Then they need to be added as non-steam game to start them outside desktop mode.

That’s actually a novel approach I didn’t think about. Thanks for sharing!

I am not playing a ton of games really so maybe that is also something I could consider.

What software are you using for this and could you share something you’ve written? Only if not too personal of course, I understand you might not want to share, that is OK.