I know what you’re thinking “just explain” it to her. Yeah, well she has that “Why’s” and “How.” I’m a University student studying Diploma of IT (Soon jumping into Bachelor of Cybersecurity). I’m using a Lenovo Ideapad i5 (Which is good but battery life is bad). I told my mom I need a new laptop because I am not risking my entire laptop that is on Windows for Linux because I need some of that Microsoft stuff for University. So best bet is just to buy a new laptop.

I’m leaning towards the Lenovo Thinkpad because I’ve seen so many good reviews about some of the T and P series but it’s hard to convince her because she thinks getting a laptop with Linux installed right away is better.

I told her that it’s just better to download the ISO manually but she thinks otherwise. Also what Linux should I get? My lecturers keep saying to get Linux but they didn’t mention which one. I know Arch is too advanced so I know for a fact that I shouldn’t get that.

is there a way to turn off the one on the threadripper?

can I get something with at least 16c/32t, 2tb nvme ssd or two, rx 580 class gpu (obviously faster is better but I'm not super rich and don't play many games) not from ngreedia and a bunch of ecc ram (256gb+) and 12tb hdds (idk as much as possible, ideally i'd have 120TB in raid 10 so I wouldn't have to buy more for a few years (yeah I hoard data) + another 120TB as a backup since raid isn't backup for a decent price?

it has to be x86_64 due to sw concernes

or if that's not an option has anyone figured out how to turn off amd's backdoor in the 2990wx and other supporting chips?

also how's the backdoor situation in displays?

Hi guys, please tell me what woud be your choise if you would like to have these items:

OS: LINUX (Ubuntu)

Screen: best 16´one you can get (prefer IPS over OLED)

Sound: best yu can get

SSD, RAM, etc: 1 TB for me is ok, 64GB is mandatory.

Usage: Trading with Tradingview, Coding, watching Youtube, Browsing, light cibersegurity tasks, and light/ medium LLM usage... it should be future prooooooooofe.

Im not a gamer, but a RTX could help with the LLMs i guess. I dont like to go for a Framework, i read too many bad reviews and prices are way to expensive I think... and yes i know you can upgrade it "forever" but even so, for me it not worth the price.

i was thinking in this one:

TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 - Gen10 - AMD 2.275,61

Omnia Display | 2560 x 1600 | 16:10 | max. 300Hz | 500 cd/m² 64 GB (2x 32GB) DDR5 5600MHz Kingston AMD Ryzen AI 9 370 | GeForce RTX 5060 8GB 1 TB WD_Black SN7100 (NVMe PCIe 4.0) without M.2 SSD 2 (upgradable later) SPANISH (ES QWERTY) with backlit with TUX super-key AMD RZ616 Wi-Fi (802.11ax | 2.4 & 5 GHz & 6 Ghz | Bluetooth 5.2) Ubuntu 24.04 (ENCRYPTED) without Windows without virtual Windows 2 years warranty (Incl. parts, labour & shipping) EU power cord | F C6 TUXEDO Logo Assembled within 1-3 weeks when in stock Configuration in stock

Hey everyone!

Confession time: I’ve been daily driving a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (Granite Ridge) for a while now, and I finally got fed up with rebooting just to tweak my Curve Optimizer offsets or change my PPT limits. Entering the BIOS feels so 2010 when you're running a modern Linux setup, right?

So, driven by pure laziness, I decided to see if I could control everything directly from my desktop (running CachyOS). What started as a 'let's see if I can read some PCI registers' session with an AI assistant turned into a full-blown Reverse Engineering project.

Introducing: GNR Master 🚀

• The Driver: It’s built on top of ryzen_smu. I’ve successfully mapped the PM Table v0x620105. Special shoutout to Pearson Correlation routines for helping me hunt down those elusive iGPU power and clock offsets!

• Live Features: Real-time monitoring of FCLK/UCLK, per-core temperatures, and—most importantly—live control of PPT/TDC/EDC and Curve Optimizer (-30 all-core stable so far!).

• Safety First: I implemented a hard-lock on the SMU table version. If a new AGESA update shifts the offsets, the app kills the monitoring instantly to prevent injecting the wrong voltage into the wrong hole.

• The GUI: A clean PyQt6 dashboard. Because just because it's open-source doesn't mean it has to look like a Windows 95 error message.

Tech Stack: Python (CLI & PyQt6 GUI) directly interfacing with the ryzen_smu sysfs endpoints, and way too much caffeine

Laziness really is the ultimate engine for innovation. If you’re on a 9800X3D and want to skip the BIOS dance, check it out! I’ve also included a telemetry export tool if you want to help me map out the remaining unknown offsets in the table.

Repo: github.com/Kyworn/gnr-smu

TL;DR: Too lazy to reboot -> Used an AI to help me reverse-engineer AMD’s SMU and build a full hardware management suite.

I'm one of the few developers over the years who contributed to the Linux x32 ABI userspace stack. The recent refusal to support RISC-V BE triggered me. I posted an article to my Substack which some people here may find interesting.

Good day, I am new to this sub and am new to Linux. I am looking to get a laptop that has hardware geared for the professional Linux pen tester. I am teaching myself about the ins & outs of Linux and would like a computer that is fully built to handle any & all programs & code.

Thank you for any guidance!

Hi!

I am from India and in search for a good laptop which have native Linux support. I work in the embedded domain so require a stable linux environment. I earlier had an Asus Laptop and it had frequent crashes unstable linux environment but worked well in windows.

I am targeting the following configuration

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 7th or 8th gen

RAM: 32GB

Storage: 512GB/1TB (I dont care much)

I have a budget of EUR 1200 (inclusive of everything).

I saw that tuxedocomputers, slimbook, novacustom are shipping to India. I want to know how is their support in India, is there any custom duty imposed apart from the shipping charges when buying from India. Has anyone bought it in India and what do they feel about it?

I need some laptop suggestions as well which one to buy considering the linux support. I also thought of ThinkPads but a few reddit posts gave me mixed feelings regarding ThinkPad T14 Gen5. Currently their only Intel version is certified by Ubuntu.

Shall I purchase ThinkPad T14 Gen4/5 or prefer tuxedocomputers?

I also thought of Macbook Air but I dont think it will be able to provide me good performance as compared to these laptops.

I am open to all the suggestions. Please help me find a good machine.

Thanks :)

Hey there, i just themed my xfce. It should show 603 in ram usage but apparently it's 1.35 GB. Cpu usage is low But when i open a browser or any application..it drops to like 930-997 range. Anyone knows how to fix this?

Hi all,

Based on the results of this poll the simple majority was "Do nothing".

Some are upset that is was just a simple majority and complained of bias, I am sure others would have complained if I had gone for ranked voting, transferable vote or anything else. Sometimes one just can't win.

I am not going to lie, I am a little disappointed that that was the result (perhaps my fault) but I am going to have to accept it. The good(?) news is that approx 2/3 votes were for some kind of action and whilst I won't be closing the sub, going NSFW or something else; I will be posting some follow ups and giving you some other details.

Hello Reddit Linux friends. I thought I would share my journey with you, sprinkled with some technical info. Enjoy.

I have a strict budget of max 1000euros. A MacBook Air M5 looks lightweight, with high performance and good design. I hate Apple's ecosystem and I was always dual booting windows/linux. Give me a good option so that I won't sin.

Edit - I'll use it for everything: Take it to conferences, Sage math, Latex, Browsing, reading, photography editing (raw files), the only game I play is efootball (PC version- I know I can't play it on the mac).

i want this type of distro: features, customizations, rolling release (But stable type), etc. my laptop specifications are
CPU: Intel Core i5-8250U (8th Gen, 4 cores / 8 threads, up to 3.4 GHz).

RAM: 8GB Dual Channel — Samsung 4GB (BANK0) + Micron 4GB (BANK2) @ 2400MHz

Storage: 256GB SSD — KLEVV NEO N610

GPU: Intel UHD 620 (integrated) + AMD Radeon 530 (dedicated, switchable)

OS: Windows 11 Pro

Laptop: Lenovo
it is an 8-year-old laptop. I am so bored using Windows; it eats so much RAM for some reason. now i decide to shift to Linux. I am so confused about which distro I should select. Yesterday I was watching YouTube when I saw the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS version release; I heard this version is so good. I decided to shift to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, but I asked Claude, "Is it worth it for me?" Claude replied to me, "Ubuntu 26.04 + Wayland + your AMD GPU = problem." I want a Linux taste.

And Claude read what distro I wanted; he suggested I use EndeavourOS + KDE + X11.

This question coming from that I installed mint on it, the experience is really differ from the pre-installed windows11(like fan speed and cpu utilization, etc). I know that HP have zero support for linux, and i really wish there will be more support for both hardware and software side from manufacturers. Technically i can do anything with linux, but the reality is that supporters are not enough and time is limited.

i heard that linux is available on a arm based macbook, but the battery drain is still higher. Does this mean in practice we can never have such level of intergration on a opensource platform? I really like the battery life and fanless design of macbook, but i also hate that i have to use macOS to unleash the potential of that hardware.

Is there any hardware specifically design/optimize for linux?

sorry for my ignorance in advance.

So I was trying to find laptops compatible with laptops besides framework because it is too expensive it is my final goal though, but I was looking for something as a stepping stone to get to the framework, I was looking at thinkpads but they seem to be harder to get, but then after asking around Acer seemed to be a good choice but no they have trouble as well, so I am having difficulty finding any, my budget is under $1000 it must be amd, and no ai or npus, and use case general use

No your Thinkpad with a 6th gen Intel is not better than a Ryzen.

It is not more libre/ free unless you have removed ME and I bet you haven't.

It is not better supported than a Ryzen laptop. Definitely not faster too.

So please, if the question is a about a decent budget just recommend something new. That is especially true for laptops as buying used means also buying a new battery.

e: i 'd like to thank all the apple thinkpad fans for proving me correct.

I have a lenovo ideapad 110 that my parent aren't using anymore just wondering if I can run linus on it . My prof is giving us a USB to boot it on. I'm pretty much new on linux but will try to learn thanks

https://community.amd.com/thread/244988

The sign up process is ridiculously tedious... but let's notify AMD.

I have dailied i7 Thinkpad X2[67]0s for ten years. Loaded to the gills with DRAM, and with LTE cards, which I realize is now a dying dream. I love 12" laptops with two batteries too, another dying dream. They're the perfect laptops, as far as I can conceive. They mostly act as terminals and web browsers, but I do occasionally do local development in go, rust and C. I have minimal AI workloads and don't really care about the GPU, but battery life is important. I'm used to 12+ hours, mostly sleeping in my backpack.

What should I buy to get with the times? I use arch btw

My school disabled developer options a while ago and suport fot linux on chrome os and I want to use Ubuntu on my school chromebook. I have a Ubuntu ISO on a USB drive, is it possible to boot using a USB drive into an iso and if so what are the risks and is it reversible. is it possible to do it through the menu shown in the photo?