[PLUG-TALK] New laptop from System 76

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "John" == John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com> writes:

>>>>>>> "Michael" == Michael <michael at jamhome.us> writes:

Michael> I've been on the fence about getting a new laptop. Nothing
Michael> combined the features, weight, and price I wanted.  Until now.

Michael> https://system76.com/laptops/galago

>> I don't like that they don't say what the wifi radio is.  Probably
>> this is just post-traumatic-stress syndrome.  But, it does matter
>> what the radio is.  I'd find out before I ordered.

John> System76 ships all computers with Ubuntu-Unity, although sometimes
John> the customer can specify otherwise. The point here is that all
John> components have to work with Ubuntu-Unity. I agree that radios are
John> a common problem with Linux, but System76 computers can probably
John> be assumed to have radios compatible with Linux.

John> I certainly had no problem with the wifi on my System76 laptop; it
John> 'just worked.' In fact, I've never bothered to figure out what
John> make/model it is.

  $ lspci | grep Network

should show the ethernet and wifi devices, or maybe:

  $ lshw -c net

or: 

  $ lshw -c net -short

The lshw might be more reliable, in case the wifi interface isn't on the
pci bus (e.g. usb or sdio).


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