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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] System76 Hardware
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On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Nuno Magalh=C3=A3es <nunomagalhaes@eu.ipp.p=
t> wrote:
> I'd say the method is the same as with any other laptop: pick one
> specific model, look into its hardware (this[1] and a liveCD may be
> handy), search for drivers, search "gento" + <specific hardware>,
> follow the handbook.
> You have the slight assurance those laptops are built with linux in
> mind; anything else is just business as usual.
Unless they or Ubuntu are carrying out-of-mainline drivers I'd say
your assurance is more than slight, but I'm not reimbursing you if for
some reason it doesn't work. :)
If you want to run a 2.6-series kernel on it you could have problems,
but if you don't mind running a recent stable (ie what Gentoo ships by
default anyway) I suspect you'll be fine. Worst case you'll just run
closer to bleeding-edge on ~arch for the kernel for a few months until
longterm catches up, and lots of people around here run ~arch anyway.
--=20
Rich