The key to using Linux successfully and comfortably with UEFI/Secure Boot systems is the presence of configuration options in the BIOS.

With Windows 8 PCs with UEFI secure boot locks on their way, Linux developers are working on addressing its problems.

Many Linux lovers are worried that Microsoft's new Secure Boot technology will make it more difficult to get the open source operating system onto machines that originally ship with Windows 8.

A Secure Boot vulnerability fix has patched some users right out of their Linux operating systems.