[groguzt]

Linux support is still basically non-existent for the first gen, and they made all this deal about supporting Linux and the open source community. This is to say, don't trust them

[wyldfire]

The truth is much more subtle than "nonexistent" IMO [1].

Clearly it's a priority because the support for ChromeOS/android support is a big headline this year.

[1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-10-concept-snapdrag...

Also worth noting that not all the bits needing support are inside of the Snapdragon, so specific vendor support from Dell, Lenovo etc is required.

[wmf]

My (admittedly cynical) interpretation is that they are dropping support for desktop Linux completely and shipping Android drivers instead.

[cmxch]

They “supported Linux” by putting it in a virtual machine guarded by the hardware against the machine’s owner. No thank you.

[eigenform]

Not surprising considering I haven't seen a programming manual or actual datasheet for these things in the first place. Usually helps if you tell the community how to interact with your hardware ..

[wmf]

That ended 10-20 years ago. The best you can hope for now is vendor-provided drivers.

[cmrdporcupine]

How's the WSL2 support on these Aarch64 Windows systems?

I'm not a huge fan of working in WSL, because I actively dislike the Windows GUI.

[Mogzol]

I have both Ubuntu and Docker Desktop set up in WSL2 on my X Elite laptop, they both work great, no issues (at least none that I have run into).

[downrightmike]

They expected linux devs to build it for free

[yjftsjthsd-h]

In some cases the linux devs want to build it for free, but they still need enough information to work with