Our stance on age mandates in general, and more specifically H.R. 8250:
RakuOS opposes invasive age-verification and age-attestation mandates. If these laws move forward, we will implement the absolute bare minimum in the most privacy-respecting way possible.
Read our full stance, including our response to H.R. 8250.
⚠️ Notice: Even though we consider the current release of RakuOS stable, RakuOS is still an early project, bugs are to be expected, and a proper bug tracker / submission flow is coming soon. This site is still under construction, and some pages and features may not be fully functional yet.
Secure Boot Enrollment
RakuOS ships a custom signing key that must be enrolled in your firmware the first time you boot after installation.
1
A blue screen will appear on first boot
After installation completes and your system reboots for the first time, the MOK Manager (Machine Owner Key) screen will appear before the OS loads. This is normal and expected.
2
Select Enroll MOK
Use the arrow keys to highlight Enroll MOK and press Enter. Then select Continue on the next screen.
3
Enter the enrollment password
When prompted for a password, type:
rakuos
4
Select Reboot
Once the key is enrolled, select Reboot. Your system will boot normally from this point forward with Secure Boot active.
Why is this needed?
RakuOS builds custom kernel modules (game controller drivers, power management, etc.) that are signed with a RakuOS-specific key. Enrolling this key tells your firmware to trust those modules, which is required when Secure Boot is enabled.