• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Lenovo and Dell laptops are the best for Linux for some time already. Thinkpads get the spotlight but the Latitudes are no hassle too.

    A costco HP I grabbed in a pinch has been rocking linux without any issues from day one.

    • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      5 days ago

      I have an HP Envy from several years ago and the BIOS is super locked down so I can’t enable secure boot on it. With my previous HP laptop, I had a ton of trouble getting the WiFi to work

      • notthebees@reddthat.com
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        5 days ago

        That’s really odd. I have a pavilion of similar age and I enabled secureboot without issue. Old HP and wifi is pain and suffering.

        • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          5 days ago

          Maybe there’s a way, but I looked all over the settings and internet and even had an AI agent do a search for how to enroll my keys and couldn’t figure it out