On 23 August 2012 05:51, Jimmy Bradley <bmobile40 at ocellaris.net> wrote: > I've been reading up some about the new "secure boot" that's > coming out on new machines when MS releases Win 8. Has a workaround been > developed yet for those of us who don't want to run windows? Typically, > I mostly build my own desktops, and I install cent os right from the > start, but sometimes I do buy a desktop, and naturally it comes with > windows on it, so I have to do a wipe and load, to get rid of windows. > On X86 you will be able to disable the secure boot so you can then install what you want - not such a big deal.... It's ARM (which is not currently supported of course) which is the questionable one...