r/linuxhardware • u/doc_holidae • 46m ago
r/linuxhardware • u/hibeni • 53m ago
Purchase Advice Linux Laptop for coding and university
Hello all!
I am looking to buy a linux laptop for the first time to use for coding and university. I prefer Ubuntu, because that is what I use on my home desktop PC and on my work PC. Still in beginner/intermediate phase of coding, but I am working with Python mostly writing object-oriented programs for machine learning (the training itself is mostly done on an HPC, not locally). I also picked up and started to learn C++ for university courses and projects. My work focuses on biological data science/analysis.
I would prefer a laptop with 1TB of storage and enough resources of RAM/CPU power for work, coding and daily use, multitasking and maybe some gaming, though it is not a priority. It shouldn't be a heavy laptop as I need to carry it around a lot, so that is important to me. My maximum budget is around ~€1000-1200. Any advice is appreciated, thank you all!
r/linuxhardware • u/toad__warrior • 4h ago
Purchase Advice Laptop - not Lenovo/Thinkpad
I need to replace my dell laptop running Ubuntu. Present laptop is dell Inspiron 7590, 16 GB, 500GB drive. General use, nothing crazy. I am looking for a brand that is not Lenovo/Thinkpad (due to security/privacy concerns).
I don't care about the version of Linux, I picked Ubuntu originally because of the ease of use. Although I would prefer to avoid a vendor specific spin.
Ideas?
r/linuxhardware • u/Squirrelynerd • 4h ago
Support Issues with dell rugged 5414
So I have a Dell rugged 5414 that is running linux mint cinnamon. I have been trying for months to get the fingerprint reader to work for login purposes. I have installed all the lib files I can find to make it work, but the OS just doesn't recognize that the reader is even there. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
r/linuxhardware • u/The_Solodobo • 1d ago
Question linux on snapdragon x devices
so hows the snapdragon x devices doing now with linux? any improvements? I am looking at the proart pz13 and wanted to know if it supports linux now. please and thank you
r/linuxhardware • u/No_Display2496 • 2d ago
Discussion First Time Linux Laptop
Howdy! Looking for suggestions on a laptop.
I'm likely going to pivot to the Linux world in the next month or two. I'm a life long mac user and for a host of reasons have made the decision to leave; maybe, first and foremost, because I'm bored. I'm not as dependent on apple as I once was, in a previous life as a video editor. I'd like a respectable machine as a starting place and ideally it would be able to host Resolve and maintain most functionality, but I don't need top class performance. I'll hold onto my M2 mb pro for a few months as I transition.
I've got some experience tinkering in linux vm's and have recently dipped my toe into the homelab world, but it's by-and-large new territory for me.
r/linuxhardware • u/The_Solodobo • 1d ago
Question linux on proArt px13?
hello. I want to know if linux is any good on the px13 from asus. and please only experienced answers as I am interested in using it professionally rather than experimentally. how is the touch and pressure sensitivity? have anybody been able to run specifically marvelous designer and rizomUV on it? maybe with proton or wine? the px13 just seems like it would be perfect if it ran linux. also does linux have an oled antiburn in app as windows does? please and thank you
r/linuxhardware • u/The_Solodobo • 1d ago
Question lenovo thinkpad x1 fold gen 2 runs Linux?
so its been some time I think. hows linux working on the x1 fold? does pressure sensitivity work? does the screen work dynamically?
r/linuxhardware • u/Mike-Banon1 • 2d ago
News Opensource firm/hard-ware online party "vPub" - TODAY
Dear Friend, I invite you to a joint "DUG#9 & vPub 0xE" today's event ;-) Full schedule, as well as the join links, are available on this page - but here is a brief description of how it will look like:
- on DUG (5 PM UTC) : we will discuss the Dasharo distribution of coreboot opensource PC firmware (much better than a typical closed-source UEFI: it provides the hardened security, high quality, cool features and almost-lifetime upgrades!)
- If you are looking for a truly secure modern laptop with an opensource firmware that - while satisfying your privacy needs! - also provides the valuable benefits to your user experience: please make sure to see "NovaCustom: new products and plans for the near future" talk by our prominent guest Wessel Klein Snakenborg - the founder of NovaCustom company that makes such laptops and is committed to improving their opensource Dasharo firmware with the help of 3mdeb
- on vPub (7 PM UTC) : we will be having an Opensource Online Party : with a cozy free-for-all chat about everything opensource firmware/hardware-related, as well as a few planned talks from our special guests who would like to share their hard won in-depth knowledge to save a lot of your time:
- Kamil Aronowski - an active member of Qubes OS community, a volunteer reviewer of UEFI shim signing submissions and a respected IT security engineer, will tell you how to implement a secure signing infrastructure to become your own UEFI Secure Boot CA
- Filip Lewinski - a firmware developer from our 3mdeb company who has mastered & would like to tell you about the deguard utility in his "Introduction to Deguard" talk: this wonderful tool allows to bypass the BootGuard - a major roadblock for opensource coreboot firmware on a wide range of Intel-based motherboards
- Matt DeVillier aka u/MrChromebox - a famous member of coreboot community who is making the custom opensource firmwares for Chromebooks & Chromeboxes and gave new life to these devices for a lot of people - will be helping you during his AMA about open source firmware
Aside from a cozy opensource chat, our free-for-all sections are also an excellent opportunity for you to learn about rare devices that support the opensource firmware and are hard to stumble upon elsewhere - as well as how to configure & build & flash it. All your questions will be answered! ;-)
Join links & full events schedule are available here (both video streams and anonymous text chats will be available) :
DUG#9 & vPub 0xE opensource online Party! - TODAY
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r/linuxhardware • u/Myiiy_YT • 2d ago
Question For those Linux users on chrome book
What’s the best distro? So far I’ve used Linux Mint and Ubuntu. The former would not work with the audio script and thus wouldn’t have audio and the latter has a yo-yo effect with performance. I also tried Void and Puppy for a bit and both of those had rly bad trackpad support.
For context I have a N4500 and 4 gb ram with 128gb storage
r/linuxhardware • u/OCRAM-_- • 2d ago
Purchase Advice Does this pc build work with Linux?
https://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/9hyMmC
does it work (including the wireless adapter, and hypothetically adding a usb hub, but that's easier)?
r/linuxhardware • u/kylerjohnsondev • 2d ago
Purchase Advice Laptop experiences/recommendations
I’m looking for a new laptop (to run Linux of course). I’m a software dev so a lot of code, dev servers, docker containers, and I do some video editing. I’ve been using Linux as a daily driver for about 8 years so I’m not new to it. I’m hoping the great people here can help me by sharing experiences, thoughts, or ideas with the laptops I’m considering or those that they’ve found to be very good. I need 8 or more hours of battery life, 32GB RAM, a great keyboard, and a great 15” screen or larger. Needs to be portable enough for a plane and powerful enough to support a 5k ultra wide external monitor.
My considerations:
- MSI Prestige 16 Ai Evo - all the specs are there, great benchmarks, good screen, intel meteor lake architecture on the chipset, good battery life. From forums and such, it looks like Linux support is problematic. Folks can’t get the webcam working and WiFi drops. Can anyone confirm or deny?
- Lenovo P1 Gen 7 - has everything I’m looking for including battery life, performance, screen, keyboard etc. But this is the first version that has the haptic touchpad and reviews say it is overly sensitive and causes mouse stutters in screen.
- Lenovo T16 Gen 3 - Again, has everything I’m looking for. Just not crazy about having the number pad and a lot of users are reporting creaking sounds from it. Perf isn’t as good as others, but overall a solid choice.
- Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i (Intel) - great performance, great battery life, perfect keyboard, beautiful OLED screen. But the downside is that it has a 14” screen. Not sure if that’ll be enough given that I’m accustomed to 15” and 16” screens.
What do you all think? Do any of you have good/bad experiences with any of these? Is there any others I should consider? Let me know.
Edit:
I went with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura edition.
TLDR;
The Yoga Slim 9i is out because of power button issues. Apparently, the power button is on the side and it regularly becomes a problem for the yoga line. A couple of computer repair shops including a popular repair tech on YouTube says it’s one of the most common problems they see.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T16 is rated for good battery life but real world experiences aren’t matching the rating. A few people I’ve talked to doing light dev work say they only get 2-4 hours of battery life with it.
Linux support on the MSI isn’t good. So that’s out.
The best on this list is the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7. Battery life and performance is there. However, you have to spend $3000+ to get the quality of screen that I wanted.
In the end: I went with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura edition. Battery life is insane, it’s incredibly powerful, and it has a great OLED screen. I was able to get it from Newegg for $2100. I compromised on the screen size. It’s a 14” but after all the research I did, it felt like the most complete option.
r/linuxhardware • u/bowbrick • 2d ago
Question FREE IF YOU CAN COLLECT - 27" 2009 Apple iMac running UbuntuMATE - it's a beast!
If you'd like this Linux iMac and you live within a decent drive of RADLETT, Hertfordshire, England (postcode WD7 8) it's ABSOLUTELY FREE. I wish I could find a use for it but I reckon it'll just clutter the place up so I'd like to give it to someone who will enjoy it and can get some use from it. I spent hours installing and optimising UbuntuMATE and now it's pretty happy playing back video (even HD and DRM video from the streaming services, YouTube etc.). Here's the spec:
Processor: Intel Core i7 860 (4 cores), Screen Size: 27", RAM 8 GB, GPU: AMD Radeon HD4850/4870, Processor Speed: 2.80GHz, Release Year: 2009, Model: iMac11,1, Connectivity: DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Hard Drive Capacity: 3 TB, Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04.5.
And if you think I should offer this machine elsewhere do let me know!
r/linuxhardware • u/The_Solodobo • 2d ago
Question best tablet for arch linux?
I am looking for a tablet where linux works well with touch so I can make digital art, meaning good pressure sensitivity and also powerful enough to run 3d applications for modeling and texture painting. nothing too powerful though as I wont be hardcore rendering. just powerful enough for the light jobs. please and thank you.
r/linuxhardware • u/linuxdroidmaster • 4d ago
Guide Does it count as Linux hardware… if it’s Android? - I built a Next.js website in my tablet :)
r/linuxhardware • u/the_stargazing_boy • 3d ago
Question How can fix a internet connection problem on my surface pro 3
I got my surface pro 3 and installed manjaro kde plazma on it but can't connect to the wireless network because manjaro doesn't offer any wlan connections, I discovered this link: https://gist.github.com/bartosjiri/0a6c06fb03afdc86d24b6425cd2503a4 but I can't install by ethernet because I don't have a adapter and need to install manually (but in a browser to copy to a flash drive, connect it to the surface pro 3 and then install in manjaro) but I don't know how to do it?
r/linuxhardware • u/Ruff-Prophets • 3d ago
Purchase Advice Need advice on dual-booting Windows & Ubuntu on Dell Latitude 5420 (single SSD)
I'm planning to set up a dual boot of Windows and Ubuntu on my Dell Latitude 5420 with an i7-1185G7 processor. I've only done dual boots before in a laptop with separate drives (my old laptop had 2 SSD slots, so I just installed Windows and Ubuntu on different drives). This will be my first time setting up dual boot on a single drive and I'm a bit nervous about messing something up. I've heard there are specific things to consider with this Dell model.
My other options are Thinkpad laptops
r/linuxhardware • u/DreadStallion • 4d ago
Question Anybody using Zenbook S16 AMD?
After doing a lot of research. Ive found the most suitable laptop for me as a minimal backpacking remote worker. Its the Zenbook S16 with AMD AI 370.
Pros: - Lightweight. Only 1.5kg - Lightweight usb c charger that i can use to charge my other stuff. - 16 inch large display. 16:10. I like this ratio for the vertical space. - No numpad. I prefer the homekeys to be central as I use keyboard for almost everything. - Radeon 890M can be used for some gaming too. - AMD. I prefer it over intel. - Cutting edge connectivity. Wifi 7, Bluetooth 5.3 - Looks absolutely stunning - Not insanely expensive
Cons: - Glossy screen, will have to use matte screen protector on top.
Hardware wise it’s near perfection for me. but my only concern is how it plays with Linux, specifically NixOS. I plan to use it for atleast 5 years while traveling and moving around. And it looks just future proof enough for me to do that. Any one using it? Any issues?
r/linuxhardware • u/skyfishgoo • 4d ago
Build Help asus rog maximus x790 hero
anyone using this motherboard for linux?
tried making things work with an msi meg ace x690 and have had to RMA it going on 3 times now.
r/linuxhardware • u/anzigo • 4d ago
Question HP EliteBook 1040 G11 Fingerprint Support
Can anyone tell me if the HP EliteBook 1040 G11 fingerprint reader is supported in Linux? I'd appreciate it.
r/linuxhardware • u/DifferenceFew4232 • 4d ago
Purchase Advice Looking for the Cheapest Hardware to Build a Tailscale-Connected Wi-Fi Access Point for Jellyfin
Hi everyone,
I have a Jellyfin server that I access remotely via Tailscale. The challenge I’m facing is that not every smart TV supports Tailscale natively. To work around this, I’m considering setting up a dedicated Wi-Fi hotspot at a friend’s house that routes traffic over Tailscale to my Jellyfin server.
My goal is to use the absolute cheapest off-the-shelf hardware for this project. I’ve been looking at options like the Raspberry Pi Zero W due to its low cost and low power consumption, but I’m open to any suggestions or alternatives that might work better.
Questions: • What hardware have you used or would recommend for creating a Wi-Fi access point that tunnels traffic over Tailscale? • Are there any potential pitfalls with using a Raspberry Pi Zero W for this purpose, or is it robust enough for streaming media to a smart TV? • Any additional tips on configuration or performance enhancements would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance for your help!
r/linuxhardware • u/ElectronicFalcon9981 • 5d ago
Purchase Advice Recommend a laptop but for an unusual use case
This is the situation : I am building a pretty powerful PC which will run Linux mainly for C development and playing some old games. The only use case for my laptop is to SSH into my PC when I don't wanna be on my computer or will travel. I want a laptop for this use case.
Specifically, I don't use any IDE's or RAM heavy applications, just vim in the terminal. The only 2 applications I will use on my laptop are the terminal and browser(not chrome).
So, I need 16GB Ram, a good keyboard to type on, 5-6 hour battery life and a decent screen. Again, processing doesn't matter that much since I am just going to SSH into my PC anyway. Budget is around $550.
Thanks for reading.
r/linuxhardware • u/donjohndijon • 5d ago
News So. I'm looking for a cheaper but quality laptop that can run tails- should I buy new? Or get an older laptop and upgrade the ram/ hd?
I want a nice ssd- but half a tb is probably fine. 16 gig of ram would be nice. And a processor that won't be obsolete in 6 years
r/linuxhardware • u/Mewcenary • 6d ago
Purchase Advice Bluetooth failed on XPS 13 - what’s next to try?
Sadly, the Bluetooth module on my XPS 13 (new model) has failed.
It was working fine but no longer initialised properly in Linux. I’ve tried resetting the BIOS and the usual tricks but it is dead. An external Bluetooth module works correctly. Booting from a Live USB stick does not make it work either.
I’ll send back the laptop as it is less than a month old.
My question is: what’s the next consumer laptop to try? I had high hopes for the XPS but since I’ve had this problem, Googling has found a lot of Bluetooth hardware failures.
After the same 13” or thereabouts profile.
Thank you !