I'm talking about UEFI mode install without secure boot.
Which thread is that? if you know?
Below are some thoughts which may or may not be helpful:
The
@dos2unix page on installation here:
https://www.linux.org/threads/secure-boot.55894/, just refers to kali install page here:
https://www.kali.org/docs/installation/hard-disk-install/.
As you mentioned the kali install page shows BIOS install.
The reference in post #4 back to your earlier post is the following:
btw. for the last week I'm seriously considering to switch from Debian to Kali as daily driver.
Reason is simple, Kali pulls packages from Debian testing and experimental so I'll have latest packages while preserving Debian environment.
Secondly Kali no longer has issues that it used to have that prevented people from using it as daily driver.
And last but not least, I want to boost my skills beyond just Linux and capitalize on existing skills.
There may be other reasons that kali is attractive to you, but if all you wish for is the latest packages and to boost your skills, the alternatives from the debian universe are:
debian testing
debian sid
siduction
I don't think kali is actually quite as up to date as debian sid or siduction, but it may only be a matter of days or a week or so. The issues with debian testing and sid are that things can break and then one has to spend time repairing and ought to be bug reporting. Siduction on the other hand is a more carefully curated version of sid. In my case I had no problems when using it for about a year in the past. However, that all said, kali may still be attractive for other reasons.
In the kali forums here:
https://forums.kali.org/t/uefi-bootloader-disappeared/1988, user Fred had an idea. Can't vouch for it.
There are a number of official kali installation media here:
https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images. They include the following isos:
complete offline installation
weekly untested with latest updates
netinstaller
everything
enterprise grade (kali purple)
enterprise grade weekly untested with latest updates
prebuilt virtual machines
The question arises as to whether any is more suited to a uefi installation. Can't say.
Problem of BIOS versus UEFI in this thread (March 12, 2025) had no resolution:
https://www.linux.org/threads/kali-linux-does-not-support-uefi-install.55858/
Finally for the moment, there's a suggestion here:
https://www.quora.com/I-am-unable-to-boot-to-Kali-Linux-using-UEFI-mode-How-can-I-solve-the-problem
It is to use Rufus writing software where one can choose "Partition scheme and target system type" as "GPT partition scheme for UEFI".