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Great advice. I'm not sure if Dell upstreams their changes or list them somewhere, but if they don't, they deserve support problems. And if they do, well, no is
by bornfreddy 4y ago
Great advice. I'm not sure if Dell upstreams their changes or list them somewhere, but if they don't, they deserve support problems. And if they do, well, no issue then, right?
I wouldn't trust vendor not to put spyware / crapware on the laptop.
- nmstoker 4y agoHaven't checked in on Ubuntu on Dell for a while but they used to have a PPA so you could install fresh but get all the drivers easily
- bornfreddy 4y agoWhy would I install a package from some 3rd party PPA? That is almost the same as leaving their installation intact. It is a matter of trust. I trust my distribution vendor (no choice here really), but hardware vendors should just offer open-source drivers and apps and leave it at that. The app comes from the PPA already compiled, so who knows what it is doing.
- jychang 4y agoStartup idea: Become a source of software where paranoid people install your things instead of from the OEM. Install rootkits on your drivers and sell to the CIA