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Is thinkpad t480 need proprietary drivers? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I want try to install arch(artix) linux for my future t480, but I don't know if it needs linux-firmware package? for good work?

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[–] Marv@fosstodon.org 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

@someoneFromInternet
No proprietary drivers are needed, but some fine-tuning might be in place. Have s look here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T480

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You start your comment with an @ to their username, and your domain name ends on “-stodon”...

Are you posting to Lemmy from Mastodon? Is that possible?

EDIT Also, OP, check out Archwiki, that's a great source! (in this case you can just view this person's link, but you can treat AW as a public Linux library in the future)

[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You start your comment with an @ to their username, and your domain name ends on “-stodon”...

Are you posting to Lemmy from Mastodon? Is that possible?

It mostly is! Mastodon users can follow Lemmy communities like they're users and then it shows as toots on their feed, and the comments look like replies.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Darn cool, had no idea. Will test this

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 months ago

That's awesome!

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

No, you just install the OS and make sure everything works. If you find a specific device not working, then start looking for answers. Linux isn't like Windows in that you have to install drivers for every device individually. Most are in the kernel already, so you just install and go.

[–] Sand3rs@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I have a t480, and use debian. Had to install proprietary drivers for the wifi

[–] countrypunk 6 points 2 months ago

I have a t480 and didn't need to do that