Is this a Linux Friendly laptop?[SOLVED]

[excollier]

I was looking at a replacement laptop for my Acer 5535, which died today. Mobo fried I think.
Anyway I spotted this:
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-n ... html#cat-0

Does anyone know if secure boot can be disabled and legacy boot enabled with this model? I know some don't make it easy to do.
If it can then I'll buy it and Mint 17.1 will go straight onto it - rid it of Windows.

Edit:
This page suggests it's workable.

http://support.toshiba.com/support/view ... Id=4005979

[Habitual]

This page suggests it's workable.
http://support.toshiba.com/support/view ... Id=4005979

I don't know how you got "workable" for a Linux install on either page.

[excollier]

It suggests that Secure boot can be disabled, and CSM boot (legacy boot) can be enabled, first paragraph in the release notes.

[Habitual]

It suggests that Secure boot can be disabled, and CSM boot (legacy boot) can be enabled, first paragraph in the release notes.

I guess that is important.

[Edward M. Grant]

One thing you might have to do is install the 3.19 kernel. My Toshiba L70 needs that to make the Intel HD graphics work correctly.

[excollier]

I've never installed a different kernel to the one provided with the distro, so that's something new to learn.

[Edward M. Grant]

I've never installed a different kernel to the one provided with the distro, so that's something new to learn.

You just select it in the update manager (View/Linux Kernels/3.19.0-18), install it, then reboot .

If there's a problem, you can select the old kernel from the GRUB menu (press shift when booting), then uninstall the new one.

[excollier]

Thanks, I must give that a try sometime.