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Re:From OS X to Ubuntu by majewsky on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:31AM (#13363707)
> Getting things set up can be a way bigger PITA on Linux, like function keys, sound, and god forbid, wirless.

Still? When I bought a new notebook in 2012, the particular model had been out for 3 days. Yet there was a very detailed installation guide in the Arch Wiki for that particular model, and the only issues I had were with the brightness keys on the notebook (both for screen and keyboard backlight). The backlight control via UI worked, but not via keys. Was fixed a few months later.

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Re:From OS X to Ubuntu by metafunctor on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:46AM (#13363756)
It can be a huge PITA on Linux. You need to study the hardware and Linux support before you buy. Walk in a store, and buy a random laptop, chances are good something in it won't work very well.
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