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[Feature request] Warn user that secure boot is enabled and that it might cause trouble #103
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First thank you for everything ! :-)
I don't have a solid opinion on secure boot, if it's worth it or not, but at least on my system, if it's enabled, nvidia drivers don't work (iiuc because it needs signing which according to #100 might be broken).
It would help tremendously if driver manager added an information message telling "Secure boot is enabled on your system, you might have problems installing some drivers". Bonus point if it could link to a documentation page explaining the ins and out.
I know it might be better to fix the issue, but having a warning would already help a lot and could maybe reduce support requests on the forums.
Thanks again !
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dtl131 commentedon Jul 15, 2025
Yes, we get probably 5-10 people a week on Mint forums wondering why their Nvidia driver won't load. The whole point of a Driver Manager is to be noob-friendly, and this isn't cutting it..
tinux7 commentedon Jul 31, 2025
I encountered the same issue with a broadcom driver: driver manager suggested installing broadcom-sta-dkms, although wifi was already working fine. But as it came, I installed it anyway and ended up with broken wifi. Only after disabling secure boot wifi was working again (or after removing the package). I fully support philippejadin's suggestion to add a warning and possibly the advice to turn off secure boot before installing unsigned drivers.
galacticaledge commentedon Nov 16, 2025
I made a pull request that adds this. I tested this in a Linux Mint 22.2 virtual machine with and without secure boot enabled and it works properly.