[0xbadcafebee]

That's at least 24 hours faster than it took me to set up my Ubuntu Linux Thinkpad new from Lenovo. I have a document of some 70+ steps in case I ever need to format and set it up again. (My fault for expecting Ubuntu to operate like a normal desktop out of the box) Turns out there are also multiple bugs in the AMD drivers (it was an AMD version of the Thinkpad) that have been known issues for years, and the fix is basically to turn off power saving. Windows version doesn't have those bugs of course.

[not_the_fda]

If you are going to put Linux on a Laptop you must make sure its supported. Lenovo sells laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed. Its a breeze with the right hardware.

[0xbadcafebee]

I bought it, from Lenovo, with Ubuntu installed on it, by Lenovo, from the factory, brand new. It was not a breeze. In fact, it sucks.

[frollogaston]

Reminds me of how some Lenovo Thinkpads that officially support Linux have known problems that make Bluetooth audio super flaky. Everyone in my office who had those in 2020 quickly figured out they needed to either get wired mics or switch laptops.

[lobofta]

Try NixOs. Somewhat of a steep learning curve, but once you're over the hump setting up a machine is about half an hour of work and most of that is just waiting for stuff to download. Set up a new machine the other day and it immediately became my daily driver as everything works nearly exactly as on my other machines.

[0xbadcafebee]

I appreciate that you're trying to help, but you're throwing a drowning man an anvil

[frollogaston]

Linux on AMD laptop sounds like the worst combo. I wouldn't even take Linux on laptop, or anything on AMD.

[0xbadcafebee]

You're not wrong

[t0mpr1c3]

Genuinely odd take

[frollogaston]

Look I don't care anymore, tired of the gaslighting with Linux "just working" or AMD CPU being "same as Intel"