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Despite the best efforts of <a
href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Secureboot">Fedora</a>, <a
href="http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:UEFI_Secure_boot_using_qemu-kvm">openSUSE</a>, <a
href="http://blog.canonical.com/2012/09/20/quetzal-is-taking-flight-update-on-ubuntu-secure-boot-plans">Ubuntu</a>,
and the Linux Foundation, booting Linux on UEFI Secure Boot Windows
8 PCs continues to be a problem . The easiest way to avoid Windows 8
lock-in is to disable UEFI Secure Boot from your system before it
starts to boot. However, this option may not be available on all
motherboard; isn't <a
href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/microsoft-to-lock-out-other-operating-systems-from-windows-8-arm-pcs-and-devices/10132">available
at all on Windows RT devices</a>, such as the Surface; and is
still troublesome even with Secure Boot disabled. So, it is that the
struggle—and struggle it is—to create an easy to use, universal
install and boot Secure Boot Linux installer continues on.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.zdnet.com/linux-foundation-uefi-secure-boot-key-for-windows-8-pcs-delays-explained-7000007841/">http://www.zdnet.com/linux-foundation-uefi-secure-boot-key-for-windows-8-pcs-delays-explained-7000007841/</a>
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"The congress of the United States possesses no power to regulate, or
interfere with the domestic concerns, or police of any state: it belongs
not to them to establish any rules respecting the rights of property; nor
will the constitution permit any prohibition of arms to the people..."
- Saint George Tucker, Blackstone's Commentaries, 1803.</pre>
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