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work, or might break DKMS. You've been warned. In any case, simply reinstall
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DKMS to restore it.
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### Systems with Secure Boot enabled ###
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If your system has [Secure Boot][secure_boot] enabled, then the installed
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driver modules won't be permitted to load. You will see messages like
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"Required key not available". To make them work, you will need to sign them,
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or disable Secure Boot entirely. See documentation for your Linux distribution
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on how to sign kernel modules, or documentation for your computer's UEFI
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firmware on how to disable Secure Boot.
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Configuration
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After installing the drivers, make sure the previous versions of the drivers
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[patreon_profile]: https://www.patreon.com/spbnick
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[patreon_pledge]: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=930980
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[dkms_issue_pr]: https://github.com/dell/dkms/pull/47
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[secure_boot]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#Secure_boot
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[xsetwacom_manpage]: https://www.mankier.com/1/xsetwacom
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[howtos]: http://digimend.github.io/support/
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[issues]: https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers/issues

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