Was the laptop advertised as supporting Linux, or, if not Yes, it was Linux-certified. I've seen how it's changed from barely-working and having to futz with

Was the laptop advertised as supporting Linux, or, if not Yes, it was Linux-certified. I've seen how it's changed from barely-working and having to futz with things at every kernel upgrade, to pretty much seamless (and these days I really have little patience for futzing around with things; I want something that works so I can do useful things on it) Dig up any post from 5, 10 or 15 years ago and Linux users will say literally the same thing.