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work, or might break DKMS. You've been warned. In any case, simply reinstall
DKMS to restore it.

### Systems with Secure Boot enabled ###

If your system has [Secure Boot][secure_boot] enabled, then the installed
driver modules won't be permitted to load. You will see messages like
"Required key not available". To make them work, you will need to sign them,
or disable Secure Boot entirely. See documentation for your Linux distribution
on how to sign kernel modules, or documentation for your computer's UEFI
firmware on how to disable Secure Boot.

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
[patreon_pledge]: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=930980
[dkms_issue_pr]: https://github.com/dell/dkms/pull/47
[secure_boot]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#Secure_boot
[xsetwacom_manpage]: https://www.mankier.com/1/xsetwacom
[howtos]: http://digimend.github.io/support/
[issues]: https://github.com/DIGImend/digimend-kernel-drivers/issues
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