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Do you plan to sell the prebuilt systems with linux preinstalled (or with no OS)? I have no desire for my money to go to Microsoft, and no desire for Windows, b
by xur17 5y ago
Do you plan to sell the prebuilt systems with linux preinstalled (or with no OS)? I have no desire for my money to go to Microsoft, and no desire for Windows, but the prebuilt model is intriguing to me.
- nrp 5y agoPreloading a Linux distro is something we may do in the future. We've made the DIY Edition super easy to set up though for folks who don't want Windows in the meantime.
- enriquto 5y agopreinstalled linux is a hard requirement for many users, even if they want to reinstall it themselves. It gives an assurance that CPU throttling, suspension, hibernation, will work correctly. Otherwise it feels like a lottery. Of course a linux install is easy and will always work; but will it work correctly? If you offer preinstalled linuxes we can be sure it does.
- ryanlol 5y ago> If you offer preinstalled linuxes we can be sure it does. With that one specific preinstalled kernel image.
- wutbrodo 5y ago> It gives an assurance that CPU throttling, suspension, hibernation, will work correctly. For what it's worth, I had two XPS 13s in a row and the one that came with Ubuntu pre-installed had _way_ worse hardware compatibility problems.
- heavyset_go 5y agoI'd buy this in a heartbeat if I could get a guarantee that it would work well with Linux. Having Linux pre-installed is one way to signal confidence that it works well with Linux.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoIt sounds like they're internally running Linux on these, which also seems like a pretty good sign?
- heavyset_go 5y agoDoesn't mean that all of the peripherals work ideally, or that power management works ideally.
- sldksk 5y agoI will be on your wait list for the pro the moment I can order it with Linux preinstalled.