14 DAY TRIAL // Lenovo will follow in the footsteps of Dell and launch a series of Linux laptops as part of an experiment which could then be expanded to further models should everything go according to the plan.
The Linux laptops manufactured by Lenovo will run Fedora 32 Workstation, according to the Fedora Magazine, and teams at both the PC maker and Fedora have been working together to make sure that everything is running as smoothly as possible.
The first three laptops to get Fedora pre-installed are ThinkPad P1 Gen2, ThinkPad P53, and ThinkPad X1 Gen8, but right now, both companies are hoping to expand the availability of the Linux operating system to more models in the coming years.
Expanding the Linux device ecosystem
In case you’re wondering why this is such big news for everyone, it’s because Lenovo is finally exploring the Linux world, offering customers another option beside Windows. Right now, Lenovo is one of Microsoft’s largest partners, and the company is working with the Windows maker on many new devices, all of which come with its operating system.
But by stepping into the Linux playground, Lenovo also helps expand the device ecosystem here, as it provides potential customers with more options when it comes to buying a new device.
A laptop that comes with Linux pre-loaded, be it Fedora or any other distribution, should technically come with better hardware support out of the box, so no further tweaking would be required. Dell, for example, has been offering the XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu for quite some time now, and most buyers were impressed with how the whole thing works.
Fedora 32 is projected to go live next week on April 28, so it shouldn’t take too long before the new Lenovo laptops with Linux as an option become available for purchase.
