Re:Initial M1 support merged into Linux SoC tree
by rkangel on Friday April 09, 2021 @06:33AM
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If you want to use Linux on laptops, the best option is Fedora. Of all the mainstream dependable Linux distros it has the most up to date Kernel and other bits (like Gnome). This means that its support for hardware is usually the best. On Lenovo laptops with Intel graphics everything works perfectly out of the box with no issues (all the way down to fingerprint readers etc.).
I also find it to be stable and generally good distro, but of course that's more subjective.
Re:Initial M1 support merged into Linux SoC tree
by vetinari on Friday April 09, 2021 @12:47PM
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It helps, that some Thinkpads do ship with Fedora OOB. Lenovo worked with Redhat to have the support for these models upstreamed to the respective projects.
Re:Initial M1 support merged into Linux SoC tree
by vbezhenar on Friday April 09, 2021 @04:28AM
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If you don't need discrete GPU, check out Intel Dell with Linux support. I recently bought 3410 with pre-installed Ubuntu and it works flawlessly, both with Ubuntu and with latest Fedora.
Touchpad is not Macbook-level, though. But may be XPS is better.
For me kernel update does not sound as something big, at least I know that something like kernel exists in Linux, the point is that average computer user these days does not have such knowledge.
That was just one example. Many people can give more and more on various issues. Some edge cases with routers provided by ISP. With wifi repeaters/boosters. With printers. DLNA equipment connectivity (I had this one too - again, after googling I've installed some software and it started to work, but average... and so on).
Typically older equipment and standard peripherals work ok. But people use all kind of stuff.