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A Number Of Problems Make Debian & Other Linux Distros A Pain On Snapdragon X Laptops
While downstream Ubuntu is the most popular Linux option for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X powered 'Windows on Arm' laptops, that's because of their concept images containing a number of 'hacked packages' to lead to a decent user experience
While downstream Ubuntu is the most popular Linux option for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X powered "Windows on Arm" laptops, that's because of their concept images containing a number of "hacked packages" to lead to a decent user experience. Those wanting to learn more about the Debian prospects for Snapdragon X1 laptops can be found via the PDF slide deck from DebConf25. It's been one year since the Snapdragon X Elite laptops initially began shipping and while there have been upstream kernel improvements and DT files added for various laptops, there are various feature limitations remaining for the different devices and issues getting most Linux distributions running well on these devices, especially with the firmware woes.
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