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The average person dont like linux, and if they buy a linux laptop the reason is because its cheaper than the windows one. So why manufacturers still use unknown distros (like lenovo with endlessos) and not something like ubuntu or mint?

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To my knowledge the few laptops from the more famous brands I saw being released with Linux out of the box were coming with Ubuntu, can you make a few more examples?

Also Endless OS isn't really unknown, it's just that it's not suggested at all in most communities because its focus is more on making a kid friendly distribution, which is amazing, but it's not really what most people will be looking for

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

there is vaio and positivo which uses debian, lenovo also uses linux gutta. For endless os there is lenovo again and asus.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok I see. Debian's fine IMO, but what the hell is Linux Gutta @.@

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A distro that acer made, i confused lenovo with acer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yup, I couldn't find much info on it, only an official page in Portuguese, that one is very weird, I wonder if they made it just so they could put spyware on it