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> If anyone has any recommendations for how to pick hardware that will "just work" with Linux I'd love to hear them. Some vendors sell hardware with Linux prei

> If anyone has any recommendations for how to pick hardware that will "just work" with Linux I'd love to hear them. Some vendors sell hardware with Linux preinstalled or specifically tested (besides the obvious ones like System76/Framework/Tuxedo, Dell provides an XPS flavor that comes with Ubuntu). You don't need to actually use the preinstalled distro, but buying such models ensures baseline support is solid and it sends a signal to vendors to continue ensuring so. Then there's Apple's M1/M2 lineup, which provides the smoothest Linux experience you can have today (specific hardware features are not supported yet, the rest works extremely well!). Other than that, the Arch wiki is typically a good resource that lists quirks of individual devices with Linux.

trelane 1y ago
At this point, I'm skeptical of any laptop that wasn't specifically designed for Linux. I have very real doubts that any laptop can support both Linux and Windows well. > specific hardware features are not supported yet, the rest works extremely well I would not describe this as "working well," let alone the "smoothest Linux experience you can have today" Especially compared to System76, which designs their laptops for Linux, customized the firmware for Linux, and ships with Linux already installed.
0xffff2 1y ago
I guess I should have clarified, my only personal (i.e. not work supplied) computer is a mid-tower desktop, which I'm absolutely not buying pre-built. More looking for how I can tell if e.g. a specific motherboard is going to play nice with Linux or not.
- neobrain 1y ago
  Oh, that's much simpler. Just buy AMD :) More seriously, it's only the motherboard and the GPU that can be problematic here in the first place, isn't it? So that's far more manageable using websearch than laptops with their gazillion components. But then again I've only built a new PC once these last 10 years, so maybe I was just very lucky with my choice.
brewdad 1y ago
My son hit a showstopper bug with Mac this week where it won't recognize and handle Yubikey 2FA. If anyone has a reliable workaround, I'd love to hear it so he can get off Windows for good. M3 Macbook Air if it matters.

trelane 1y ago

At this point, I'm skeptical of any laptop that wasn't specifically designed for Linux. I have very real doubts that any laptop can support both Linux and Windows well. > specific hardware features are not supported yet, the rest works extremely well I would not describe this as "working well," let alone the "smoothest Linux experience you can have today" Especially compared to System76, which designs their laptops for Linux, customized the firmware for Linux, and ships with Linux already installed.

0xffff2 1y ago

I guess I should have clarified, my only personal (i.e. not work supplied) computer is a mid-tower desktop, which I'm absolutely not buying pre-built. More looking for how I can tell if e.g. a specific motherboard is going to play nice with Linux or not.

neobrain 1y ago
Oh, that's much simpler. Just buy AMD :) More seriously, it's only the motherboard and the GPU that can be problematic here in the first place, isn't it? So that's far more manageable using websearch than laptops with their gazillion components. But then again I've only built a new PC once these last 10 years, so maybe I was just very lucky with my choice.

brewdad 1y ago

My son hit a showstopper bug with Mac this week where it won't recognize and handle Yubikey 2FA. If anyone has a reliable workaround, I'd love to hear it so he can get off Windows for good. M3 Macbook Air if it matters.