chore(doc): add fedora setup guide and tweak existing guides

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| Operating System | Secure Boot Enabled | Link |
|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Ubuntu | ✅ | [Setup Guide](./docs/setup/signed/ubuntu.md) |
| Fedora | ✅ | [Setup Guide](./docs/setup/signed/fedora.md) |
| Debian | ✅ | [Setup Guide](./docs/setup/signed/debian.md) |
| Ubuntu | ✅ | [Setup Guide](./docs/setup/signed/ubuntu.md) |
| openSUSE | ✅ | [Setup Guide](./docs/setup/signed/opensuse.md) |
| Fedora | ❌ | [Setup Guide](./docs/setup/unsigned/fedora.md) |
| Alpine Edge | ❌ | [Setup Guide](./docs/setup/unsigned/alpine-edge.md) |

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# global options.
[options]
# enable autoconfiguration by detecting bls enabled
# filesystems and generating boot entries for them.
# enable autoconfiguration by detecting installed kernels
# generating boot entries for them.
autoconfigure = true
```
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## Step 7: Configure Sprout Boot Entry
In the following commands, replace /dev/ESP_PARTITION with the actual path to the ESP partition block device.
In the following commands, replace /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE with the device that houses your GPT partition table,
and PARTITION_NUMBER with the partition number of the EFI System Partition. For example, if your EFI System Partition is
`/dev/sda1`, the BLOCK_DEVICE would be `/dev/sda` and the PARTITION_NUMBER would be `1`
```bash
# For x86_64, run this command to add Sprout as the default boot entry.
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/ESP_PARTITION -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimx64.efi'
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE -p PARTITION_NUMBER -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimx64.efi'
# For aarch64, run this command to add Sprout as the default boot entry.
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/ESP_PARTITION -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimaa64.efi'
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE -p PARTITION_NUMBER -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimaa64.efi'
```
Reboot your machine and it should boot into Sprout.

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# Setup Sprout for Fedora with Secure Boot
## Prerequisites
- Modern Fedora release: tested on Fedora 43 x86_64.
- EFI System Partition mounted on `/boot/efi` (the default)
- You will need the following packages installed: `openssl`, `mokutil`, `sbsigntools`, `efibootmgr`
**NOTE**: Fedora on ARM64 itself does not support Secure Boot consistently.
## Step 1: Generate and Install Secure Boot Key
```bash
# Create a directory to store the Secure Boot MOK key and certificates.
$ mkdir -p /etc/sprout/secure-boot
# Change to the created directory.
$ cd /etc/sprout/secure-boot
# Generate a MOK key and certificate.
$ openssl req \
-newkey rsa:4096 -nodes -keyout mok.key \
-new -x509 -sha256 -days 3650 -subj '/CN=Sprout Secure Boot/' \
-out mok.crt
# Generate a DER encoded certificate for enrollment.
$ openssl x509 -outform DER -in mok.crt -out mok.cer
# Import the certificate into the Secure Boot environment.
# This will ask you to make a password that will be used during enrollment.
$ mokutil --import mok.cer
# Reboot your machine.
# During boot, MOK enrollment should appear. If it doesn't, ensure you are booting into the shim.
# Press any key to begin MOK management. Select "Enroll MOK".
# Select "View key 0", and ensure the subject says "CN=Sprout Secure Boot".
# If the subject does not match, something has gone wrong with MOK enrollment.
# Press Enter to continue, then select the "Continue" option.
# When it asks to enroll the key, select the "Yes" option.
# Enter the password that you created during the mokutil --import step.
# Select "Reboot" to boot back into your Operating System.
```
## Step 2: Prepare the Secure Boot Environment
```bash
# Create a directory for Sprout EFI artifacts.
$ mkdir -p /boot/efi/EFI/sprout
# For x86_64, copy the following artifacts to the Sprout EFI directory.
$ cp /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/shimx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/shimx64.efi
$ cp /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/mmx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/mmx64.efi
# For aarch64, copy the following artifacts to the Sprout EFI directory.
$ cp /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/shimaa64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/shimaa64.efi
$ cp /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/mmaa64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/mmaa64.efi
```
## Step 3: Install Unsigned Sprout
Download the latest sprout.efi release from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/edera-dev/sprout/releases).
For x86_64 systems, download the `sprout-x86_64.efi` file, and for ARM64 systems, download the `sprout-aarch64.efi` file.
Copy the downloaded `sprout.efi` file to `/boot/efi/EFI/sprout/sprout.unsigned.efi` on your EFI System Partition.
## Step 4: Sign Sprout for Secure Boot
```bash
# For x86_64, sign the unsigned Sprout artifact and name it grubaa64.efi which is what the shim will call.
$ sbsign \
--key /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.key \
--cert /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.crt \
--output /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/grubx64.efi \
/boot/efi/EFI/sprout/sprout.unsigned.efi
# For aarch64, sign the unsigned Sprout artifact and name it grubaa64.efi which is what the shim will call.
$ sbsign \
--key /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.key \
--cert /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.crt \
--output /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/grubaa64.efi \
/boot/efi/EFI/sprout/sprout.unsigned.efi
```
## Step 5: Install and Sign EFI Drivers
You will need a filesystem EFI driver if `/boot` is not FAT32 or ExFAT.
### ext4
Most Fedora systems use an ext4 filesystem for `/boot`, if that is the case, use the ext4 instructions here:
Install the necessary `edk2-ext4` package:
```bash
# Install the ext4 driver from the package manager.
$ dnf install edk2-ext4
```
Copy the ext4 driver to `/boot/efi/EFI/sprout/ext4.unsigned.efi`:
```bash
# For x86_64, copy the ext4x64.efi driver to the Sprout EFI directory.
$ cp /usr/share/edk2/drivers/ext4x64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/ext4.unsigned.efi
# For aarch64, copy the ext4aa64.efi driver to the Sprout EFI directory.
$ cp /usr/share/edk2/drivers/ext4aa64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/ext4.unsigned.efi
```
```bash
# Sign the ext4 driver at ext4.unsigned.efi, placing it at ext4.efi, which will be used in the configuration.
$ sbsign \
--key /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.key \
--cert /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.crt \
--output /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/ext4.efi \
/boot/efi/EFI/sprout/ext4.unsigned.efi
```
### Other Filesystems
If you need another driver, you can download EFI filesystem drivers from [EfiFs releases](https://github.com/pbatard/EfiFs/releases).
Copy the driver to `/boot/efi/EFI/sprout/DRIVER_NAME.unsigned.efi` for signing, then sign it like this:
```bash
# Sign your driver, placing it at DRIVER_NAME.efi, which will be used in the configuration.
$ sbsign \
--key /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.key \
--cert /etc/sprout/secure-boot/mok.crt \
--output /boot/efi/EFI/sprout/DRIVER_NAME.efi \
/boot/efi/EFI/sprout/DRIVER_NAME.unsigned.efi
```
You will add the driver in your Sprout configuration below, like this:
```toml
[drivers.DRIVER_NAME]
path = "\\EFI\\sprout\\DRIVER_NAME.efi"
```
## Step 6: Create Sprout Configuration
Write the following to the file `/boot/efi/sprout.toml`:
```toml
# sprout configuration: version 1
version = 1
# load an ext4 EFI driver.
# skip this if you do not have a filesystem driver.
# if your filesystem driver is not named ext4, change accordingly.
[drivers.ext4]
path = "\\EFI\\sprout\\ext4.efi"
# global options.
[options]
# enable autoconfiguration by detecting bls enabled
# filesystems and generating boot entries for them.
autoconfigure = true
```
Ensure you add the signed driver paths to the configuration, not the unsigned ones.
If you do not have any drivers, exclude the drivers section entirely.
## Step 7: Configure Sprout Boot Entry
In the following commands, replace /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE with the device that houses your GPT partition table,
and PARTITION_NUMBER with the partition number of the EFI System Partition. For example, if your EFI System Partition is
`/dev/sda1`, the BLOCK_DEVICE would be `/dev/sda` and the PARTITION_NUMBER would be `1`
```bash
# For x86_64, run this command to add Sprout as the default boot entry.
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE -p PARTITION_NUMBER -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimx64.efi'
# For aarch64, run this command to add Sprout as the default boot entry.
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE -p PARTITION_NUMBER -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimaa64.efi'
```
Reboot your machine and it should boot into Sprout.
If Sprout fails to boot, it should boot into the original bootloader.

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## Step 7: Configure Sprout Boot Entry
In the following commands, replace /dev/ESP_PARTITION with the actual path to the ESP partition block device.
In the following commands, replace /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE with the device that houses your GPT partition table,
and PARTITION_NUMBER with the partition number of the EFI System Partition. For example, if your EFI System Partition is
`/dev/sda1`, the BLOCK_DEVICE would be `/dev/sda` and the PARTITION_NUMBER would be `1`
```bash
# Run this command to add Sprout as the default boot entry.
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/ESP_PARTITION -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shim.efi'
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE -p PARTITION_NUMBER -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shim.efi'
```
Reboot your machine and it should boot into Sprout.

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# global options.
[options]
# enable autoconfiguration by detecting bls enabled
# filesystems and generating boot entries for them.
# enable autoconfiguration by detecting installed kernels
# generating boot entries for them.
autoconfigure = true
```
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## Step 7: Configure Sprout Boot Entry
In the following commands, replace /dev/ESP_PARTITION with the actual path to the ESP partition block device.
## Step 7: Configure Sprout Boot Entry
In the following commands, replace /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE with the device that houses your GPT partition table,
and PARTITION_NUMBER with the partition number of the EFI System Partition. For example, if your EFI System Partition is
`/dev/sda1`, the BLOCK_DEVICE would be `/dev/sda` and the PARTITION_NUMBER would be `1`
```bash
# For x86_64, run this command to add Sprout as the default boot entry.
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/ESP_PARTITION -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimx64.efi'
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE -p PARTITION_NUMBER -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimx64.efi'
# For aarch64, run this command to add Sprout as the default boot entry.
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/ESP_PARTITION -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimaa64.efi'
$ efibootmgr -d /dev/BLOCK_DEVICE -p PARTITION_NUMBER -c -L 'Sprout' -l '\EFI\sprout\shimaa64.efi'
```
Reboot your machine and it should boot into Sprout.