Qualcomm Hops on the Linux Train as PC Users Have Another Way to Say ‘Screw Windows’
Qualcomm is finally giving you the option to avoid Windows 11 on your next laptop. If you’re thinking about getting a Snapdragon X2-based PC, you may soon be able to go for a full Linux build if you’re trying to become yet another refugee from Microsoft’s contentious operating system. Qualcomm detailed its plans in its latest developer blog.
- ▪Qualcomm is finally giving you the option to avoid Windows 11 on your next laptop.
- ▪If you’re thinking about getting a Snapdragon X2-based PC, you may soon be able to go for a full Linux build if you’re trying to become yet another refugee from Microsoft’s contentious operating system.
- ▪Qualcomm detailed its plans in its latest developer blog.
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Qualcomm is finally giving you the option to avoid Windows 11 on your next laptop. If you’re thinking about getting a Snapdragon X2-based PC, you may soon be able to go for a full Linux build if you’re trying to become yet another refugee from Microsoft’s contentious operating system. Qualcomm detailed its plans in its latest developer blog. First things first, Qualcomm is only promising to support Snapdragon X2 Plus and X2 Elite chips, not the original Snapdragon X processors. You’ll have to look to community-made distros if you want to turn your ARM-based PC into a Linux machine.
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