.. _pureboot_basic:

PureBoot Basic
==============

**PureBoot Basic** lets you optionally disable the tamper detection, leaving you with a clean, simple, and still powerful boot firmware with more recovery options than a traditional coreboot BIOS and GRUB. 

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Enabling Pureboot Basic
-----------------------

A recent version of Pureboot but be installed to proceed with the following instructions.
Follow :ref:`this guide <pureboot_upgrade>` to switch to PureBoot Basic or upgrade PureBoot.

#. Navigate to: **Options** -> **Change Configuration Settings** -> **Enable PureBoot Basic Mode**.
#. Select **Save the current configuration to the running BIOS** to save the configuration file.

Once your computer reboots, you can enjoy a quick startup and still have powerful tools like grub config parsing, ext4 boot partition support, and a built-in Linux shell for advanced debugging.