Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by int_19h on Monday May 19, 2025 @11:57PM
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Or the wireless chipset that your corporate laptop happens to have. Or Bluetooh. Or it won't suspend properly.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by ap-andersson on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @02:12AM
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Or a way worse touchpad experience. No swiping geastures. No smooth scrolling. FN-buttons not working. Or any other million issues. I have never been able to install Linux on a laptop and getting things to work within a weekend. And then reverting becuase I need my computer.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by guappa on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @02:46AM
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Run wayland instead of xorg… Also get better laptops.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by makeitdouble on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @01:56PM
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> better laptops
The absolute best built laptops on the market right now don't come with Linux support...
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by guappa on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @02:05AM
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If you're thinking of apple… as a former apple owner and current thinkpad owner… the built quality of apple is severely overrated. Please come back with comments that are not just shilling.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by ok123456 on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @09:27AM
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Buy a System76
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by makeitdouble on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @01:44PM
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That was kind of my point: we're still at a stage where checking a list of supported laptops and vendors is pretty much mandatory.
This is totally laptop vendors' fault, but that doesn't change the fact of the matter.
PS: it would be fine if there was a few good options in all categories. Right now I see nothing comparable to an Asus Z13 but with first class Linux support for instance.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
by makeitdouble on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @08:59PM
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I am into small and portable, decently powerful, high DPI laptops (battery be damned), ideally with touch support. And this category just gets no love in the linux world.
I was holding hopes for the Framework 12" but they cheaped on the screen to target the student market, with no upgrade option at this point.
What may hap be your workload? The only thing that aren't working on Linux day 1 are GPU's, and it's mostly because kernel/distro timings (we haven't had a GPU release without support for mainline kernel in years).