Lenovo Announces 27 Systems To Ship With Ubuntu Pre-Installed

[edwaleni]

I see the broad adoption of Linux in the OEM space as a good thing because it means better device support for the newer accessories or specific functions sooner as opposed to later.

No more trial and error to try and find out why some obtuse device from some OEM doesn't work correctly.

I am tired of certain contract assemblers who pay a dev to write a Windows driver for some weird device and a Linux user spends 2 weeks to 2 months searching comment boards for an answer.

[shmerl]

Oh, I missed this detail:

These systems with Ubuntu all won't be available today but the planned rollout is to be done in phases between now and through 2021.

That would explain it. Either way, it's a good development.

[sarmad]

This is some serious competition to System76 and the likes. Now they need to solidify their offerings with better build quality. It will be hard for flex keyboards and cheap plastic to compete against Thinkpads.

[shmerl]

I don't see Linux option here: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops...NUS0/customize

Am I missing something?

[pal666]

Jeff Joshua Rollin This is OEM. There’s no room for experimental distributions or experimental desktops.

exactly, no room for debian reskins, which can't introduce pulseaudio without world-wide breakage

[Britoid]

Is this actually stock Ubuntu (no changes compares to stock ISO)?

I'm going to guess no given Dell computers.

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The move to offer Ubuntu is a logical one. Despite the hatred it attract from some Linux community members, it is still the most used Linux distribution by far. From Lenovo's point of view, it is a chance to recover their investment in start offering something besides Windows on their sales channels.

[swagg_boi]

They're probably aimed at corporate and "pro-sumers" that don't really care about having 10 different legacy ports on their laptop, which is probably most people.

Ethernet != 10 different legacy ports, it's one single port that is perfectly modern

[stormcrow]

Still can't find a good replacement for my Thinkpad X230. Tried an X280 but sold it because I kept losing the (proprietary to Lenovo) Ethernet dongle. I thought this and the soldered RAM thing were to make the chassis thinner? The Thinkpad L13 is thicker but still uses soldered RAM and requires the special (and lose-able) Ethernet dongle. If they're trying to copy the Macbook I'm not sure what they're thinking... Consumers who want a Macbook are going to buy a Macbook, not a Thinkpad with Macbook-inspired lack of ports and lack of ability to repair/replace components

I doubt these are aimed at Apple customers. They're probably aimed at corporate and "pro-sumers" that don't really care about having 10 different legacy ports on their laptop, which is probably most people. What bugs me personally, and prevents me from considering any Thinkpad now, is the soldered RAM.

I think the reason for Lenovo starting to offer Linux distros up front is their corporate management probably sees the writing on the wall: Microsoft may eventually be prevented from doing business with any PRC corporation, meaning no more Windows. Canonical is South African. Fedora is backed by IBM/RedHat, but it's not directly sold by them and is downloadable by anyone.

[klapaucius]

I grabbed the T14 Ryzen 7 in a flash sale (yet to be shipped). So I take this as a guarantee that everything will work just fine with the upcoming Fedora.