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Ubuntu 24.10 ARM64 Installer Supports The Snapdragon-Powered Lenovo ThinkPad X13s
While not quite as exciting as the latest ARM64 laptops sporting the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 series SoCs, the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptop using the older Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is now available to boot and install using the generic ARM64 images of the upcoming Ubuntu 24.10.
With prior Ubuntu releases it's been possible to install on the ThinkPad X13s ARM laptop but it's not been a streamlined and simple experience. Ubuntu 24.10 with the Linux 6.11 kernel will be able to drive the web camera as well as hardware GPU acceleration when having the necessary firmware binaries. Just as most of the newer Snapdragon X1 laptops are slowly seeing upstream Linux support but months later running with reduced/limited functionality.
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