Terence EdenNew laptop day! Go on, Fedifriends, which #Linux distro should I put on it?
I usually use Pop / Ubuntu / Debian - but happy to try anything modern and supported.
(Chuwi Minibook X N150 if it makes a difference.)
Gonna give Windows 11 a spin first. Mostly because a separate gadget has a firmware update which is packaged as an .exe.
Haven't connected it to the Internet get, but so far Windows is just as I remembered it from a couple of years ago. Unexciting.
Linux Mint Debian Edition is go!
Automatic screen rotation works once booted (grub and LUKS in portrait mode). Touchscreen works as does WiFi. Sound works, as do the function keys.
Haven't tested anything else yet.
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OK Linux Mint is a no-go. Touchscreen doesn't work properly with Wayland.
https://github.com/linuxmint/wayland/issues/190
Time to try a new distro!
Anton@muemo what did you do to fix the rotation?
@Edent I am using https://github.com/knoopx/nix-chuwi-minibook-x, which essentially wraps up https://github.com/rhalkyard/minibook-dual-accelerometer with some Nix code IIRC. The problem with the tablet mode detection is, that it's based on comparing the accelerometers in the base and display and not a proper switch, which makes it a bit too noisy for me.
@muemo perhaps this is what will move me to Nix 😄
If it isn't a stupid question, which DE do you use and does it work with touch?
If it isn't a stupid question, which DE do you use and does it work with touch?