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Do you run Unix on the HP Envy?
by drudru11 7y ago
Do you run Unix on the HP Envy?
- dsr_ 7y agoI have one of these, dual-booting Linux and Windows. There doesn't seem to be support for the touchscreen yet; otherwise, it all works pretty well.
- dragontamer 7y agoNope. Honestly, if I need Linux, I spin up a VM, use Ubuntu (Windows Store), or ssh into one of my Linux boxes. A laptop is a "client" system. Windows license came free, so there's no real $$ problem using Windows from my eyes. And now that Ubuntu on Windows works well, I got all the SSH / command line tools needed to interact with my servers quite well. -------- I'd bet on Dell for Linux support. Specifically their Ubuntu Linux line of laptops. They're expensive, but they are high end and seem like they're worth it to anyone who needs a real Linux environment. https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/campaigns/xps-linux-laptop_us https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/campaigns/xps-linux-lap... I've heard good things about this line, but I've never used it before. Basically, its a laptop with every device driver optimized to work with Linux well. You gotta pay up for it, but I've never heard any issues come out of any user of the Dell Linux line.
- drudru11 7y agoThx - I respect your choice. In my situation, though, my dev env has to be a non-virtualized Linux OS with good gpu access.