Not against #Fedora, #Linux, or even @UniversalBlue at all, but I don't recommend using Linux on laptops at all.
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Not against #Fedora, #Linux, or even @UniversalBlue at all, but I don't recommend using Linux on laptops at all.
On desktops? Yeah, it works great. On Laptop, however, I've never got someone who said that his laptops works flawlessly. There is always a catch: webcams, ports, trackpad, speakers, suspend/hibernation.
I'll always recommend a #MacBook instead, over any Linux laptop that is not 100% certified to work.
#FOSS #OSS #Debian #Ubuntu #Arch #LinuxMint ##Manjaro #CachyOS #Bazzite #Bluefin
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I have Linux Mint running on a Lenovo T460s. Works very well and fast. Only thing it does not support, is the fingerprint sensor.
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I have a HP G4 and use Fedora. I only can't talk about hibernate cause i don't use it. Beside that, every thing works perfect, even suspention.
@raphagm @UniversalBlue How much your laptop costed?
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue
Running Kubuntu 25.10 flawlessly on my HP Elitebook, everything just works.
Maybe I'm just lucky.
️@spacemadness @UniversalBlue I have the theory that Linux has more chances to work on hardware that's above $1,500.
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Not against #Fedora, #Linux, or even @UniversalBlue at all, but I don't recommend using Linux on laptops at all.
On desktops? Yeah, it works great. On Laptop, however, I've never got someone who said that his laptops works flawlessly. There is always a catch: webcams, ports, trackpad, speakers, suspend/hibernation.
I'll always recommend a #MacBook instead, over any Linux laptop that is not 100% certified to work.
#FOSS #OSS #Debian #Ubuntu #Arch #LinuxMint ##Manjaro #CachyOS #Bazzite #Bluefin
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I've used multiple distros on multiple laptops including Surface Go and Chuwi Minibook and 15 year old Acers. I don't recall having issues, other than my modern devices not being as keen on X11.
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue been running stock #Debian on laptops for years. Except for a 30 year old Dell which had a proprietary sound card that only worked in Windows 95/98, everything has always worked. I can't remember the last bit of hardware that didn't work out of the box.
Can't really comment on macOS, other than to say I'm running Debian on some old Macs that Apple no longer supports.
My in-laws are all running #Linux without issue.
@drajt @UniversalBlue May be is just me recommending Linux on cheap craptops, I mean laptops.
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I've used multiple distros on multiple laptops including Surface Go and Chuwi Minibook and 15 year old Acers. I don't recall having issues, other than my modern devices not being as keen on X11.
@robj @UniversalBlue Didn't expect a Chuwi Minibook on Linux, but on a 15 old Acer? I guess most quirks should have been fixed by now lol
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@spacemadness @UniversalBlue I have the theory that Linux has more chances to work on hardware that's above $1,500.
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue
Maybe, that's why I always buy used.
$400 Cdn 32gb ram, very fast running linux, but to be fair it was also fast running Windows 11 too.
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I have Linux Mint running on a Lenovo T460s. Works very well and fast. Only thing it does not support, is the fingerprint sensor.
@mcm_63 @UniversalBlue Well, that's expected since each fingerprint sensor manufacturer does "his own thing". Also, that Lenovo T460s was $1,200, I belive craptops don't get so lucky with Linux (at least, most of the time).
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@drajt @UniversalBlue May be is just me recommending Linux on cheap craptops, I mean laptops.
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I don't deny that some laptops have screwy hardware and come with special builds, such that stock Windows won't work either, but I've not dealt with any myself.
Certainly Dell, HP, Asus, Acer and a couple of generic Chinese designs have all worked perfectly for me in the last 25 years. I've obviously not tried everything, or indeed that many devices from the vendors I've mentioned, but everything just works in my experience.
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue
Maybe, that's why I always buy used.
$400 Cdn 32gb ram, very fast running linux, but to be fair it was also fast running Windows 11 too.
@spacemadness @UniversalBlue CDN $400!? Did you threaten someone?
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Not against #Fedora, #Linux, or even @UniversalBlue at all, but I don't recommend using Linux on laptops at all.
On desktops? Yeah, it works great. On Laptop, however, I've never got someone who said that his laptops works flawlessly. There is always a catch: webcams, ports, trackpad, speakers, suspend/hibernation.
I'll always recommend a #MacBook instead, over any Linux laptop that is not 100% certified to work.
#FOSS #OSS #Debian #Ubuntu #Arch #LinuxMint ##Manjaro #CachyOS #Bazzite #Bluefin
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue My laptop works flawlessly with #Debian GNU/Linux.
There you are.
The first laptop I ever bought in about 2002 also worked flawlessly with #gnulinux
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I don't deny that some laptops have screwy hardware and come with special builds, such that stock Windows won't work either, but I've not dealt with any myself.
Certainly Dell, HP, Asus, Acer and a couple of generic Chinese designs have all worked perfectly for me in the last 25 years. I've obviously not tried everything, or indeed that many devices from the vendors I've mentioned, but everything just works in my experience.
@drajt @UniversalBlue Maybe their models are different in Latam, only explanation I could have on why I always encounter problems while poeple on the first world do not.
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@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue My laptop works flawlessly with #Debian GNU/Linux.
There you are.
The first laptop I ever bought in about 2002 also worked flawlessly with #gnulinux
@ecadre @UniversalBlue Eager to know specs and country of origin.
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@spacemadness @UniversalBlue CDN $400!? Did you threaten someone?
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue
Haha no. Lots of companies replace their laptops every couple of years so their are plenty of places to find used ones and the good thing is they are usually pretty high end business machines.
But I did get lucky with the 32gb of ram.
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Not against #Fedora, #Linux, or even @UniversalBlue at all, but I don't recommend using Linux on laptops at all.
On desktops? Yeah, it works great. On Laptop, however, I've never got someone who said that his laptops works flawlessly. There is always a catch: webcams, ports, trackpad, speakers, suspend/hibernation.
I'll always recommend a #MacBook instead, over any Linux laptop that is not 100% certified to work.
#FOSS #OSS #Debian #Ubuntu #Arch #LinuxMint ##Manjaro #CachyOS #Bazzite #Bluefin
i concede that it hasn't been flawless, but hibernation issues are the only hardware issue i've had with fedora on laptops (mainly cheap HP and lenovos) i've had issues with debian on new laptops, but that's to be expected because of the old kernel
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@ecadre @UniversalBlue Eager to know specs and country of origin.
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue It doesn't really matter much. Just buy from manufacturers who support GNU/Linux, or where GNU/Linux support can be demonstrated.
The one I have now is a Thinkpad (using an external wirless "dongle" since I use the Linux-Libre kernel), and the one from 2002 was a Toshiba Satellite that ran SUSE and then Debian. I took an educated gamble at that time since compatibility was harder to research in those days.
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Not against #Fedora, #Linux, or even @UniversalBlue at all, but I don't recommend using Linux on laptops at all.
On desktops? Yeah, it works great. On Laptop, however, I've never got someone who said that his laptops works flawlessly. There is always a catch: webcams, ports, trackpad, speakers, suspend/hibernation.
I'll always recommend a #MacBook instead, over any Linux laptop that is not 100% certified to work.
#FOSS #OSS #Debian #Ubuntu #Arch #LinuxMint ##Manjaro #CachyOS #Bazzite #Bluefin
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue Just to pile on. Another one with #Linux on various laptops over the last 10+ years with next to no problems for a good while. Ubuntu desktop and server flavours.
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@raphagm @UniversalBlue How much your laptop costed?
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I buyed from a friend. Second hand. More or less $200. I'm from Brazil.
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@drajt @UniversalBlue Maybe their models are different in Latam, only explanation I could have on why I always encounter problems while poeple on the first world do not.
@darkghosthunter @UniversalBlue I wouldn't put it past some companies to cut corners and ship poor hardware if they can get away with it. I couldn't comment on what firms do in other countries.
Having said that, China and India seem to have a booming Linux community, so if firms are playing fast and loose with the standards I would have expected it to be more visible.
Lowest end hardware can be unreliable irrespective of the OS you put on it. See recent bit-flip error stats.
