True, I agree. However, the GUI does not let you know about it. You could put some comments in the description letting know it should be installed manually, otherwise, a regular user will have a hard time figuring it out.
Anyway, this is just my personal opinion on it. Best regards, Jhonny Oliveira On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 2:34 AM, Ricardo Salveti <rsalv...@rsalveti.net> wrote: > I think this is a common issue with dkms modules, since you would need > to have the key in order to sign the built modules. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573743 > > Title: > Module does not load in secure mode > > Status in rtl8812au package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > The module does not load with secure boot, as it seems, because it is > not signed. > > I have installed this dkms module with the GUI (Additional Drivers), > which does not trigger any warning or error. > > For that reason I did not immediately understand why it wouldn't load. > > modprobe: ERROR: could not insert '8812au': Required key not available > > However, when re-installing it manually, I could clearly see the > instruction to disable secure boot in order to make it work. > > sudo apt-get install rtl8812au-dkms > > This should be a problem for regular end-user with little command line > knowledge. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rtl8812au/+bug/1573743/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573743 Title: Module does not load in secure mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rtl8812au/+bug/1573743/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs