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Across five different desktop builds and two laptops, everywhere I've installed Linux has just worked (barring nicer power management features on the first lapt
by ubertaco 10y ago
Across five different desktop builds and two laptops, everywhere I've installed Linux has just worked (barring nicer power management features on the first laptop almost a decade ago).
- WayneBro 10y agoSorry if my question came off as sarcastic - it wasn't. I love Linux, but I always have trouble getting it to run directly on hardware (mostly laptops). Did your laptops have dual graphics/Optimus (Nvidia+Intel)? Every spare laptop I've had includes Optimus and that's one issue I couldn't overcome and tried with various popular distros. I have one old IBM desktop workstation that I can install most Linux distros on without problems. It's usually laptops that I have a problem with and I asked because that's what I hear most working devs are using these days.
- the_af 10y agoIndeed, GPUs (and Optimus and similar tech) are sometimes a pain point with Linux. Of course, this isn't a problem at the office, so my lowly Thinkpad works great and I don't have to worry about videogames :) At home, I've been using Linux exclusively for more than a decade now and I also use it for gaming. I had an HP Envy laptop with a Radeon GPU and it mostly worked, though there were glitches in some games. Recently it broke down so I bought a Lenovo Ideapad with an Nvidia GPU -- I know Nvidia is problematic on Linux, so I'll let you know how it goes ;)