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From: R Daneel Olivaw <Danny@hyperspace.vogon.gov>
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Subject: Re: Subnotebook?
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:54:22 +0100
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David Brown wrote:
> On 07/02/2025 20:43, Carl Fink wrote:
>> Anyone have a recommendation for a Linux-installed, or second-best
>> Linux-compatible subnotebook? I'm defining a subnote as having a 10" or
>> smaller screen, and I'm looking to buy new, not refurb or used.
>>
> 
> I've never found much point in pre-installed Linux systems - they never 
> have the distro or setup I want.  But that might be just me.  So I tend 
> to get the hardware I want, then install the Linux I want, ignoring the 
> "pre-installed" Windows.
> 
> Generally, most hardware works out of the box with a fairly modern 
> distro (vastly more than with Windows), but there are some things to 
> watch out for if you get a very new design.  The most common issue, I 
> think, is new laptops or notebooks with Wifi chips that are not 
> supported by the kernel versions that come as standard with a mainstream 
> distro like Mint or Ubuntu.  That means upgrading the kernel, which can 
> be a pain without a working network - and these machines often don't 
> have Ethernet.  So make sure you have a USB C docking station or 
> Ethernet adaptor handy for putting it all together.
> 
> 

Occasionally you can get something with a version of DOS as an operating 
system, but you still have the problem of maybe-incompatible-hardware.