Is thinkpad t480 need proprietary drivers?

Sand3rs , 58 seconds ago

I have a t480, and use debian. Had to install proprietary drivers for the wifi

countrypunk , 3 hours ago

I have a t480 and didn’t need to do that

velox_vulnus , 3 hours ago

That should be included by default in the Linux kernel, excluding the fingerprint driver, as they’re only Windows-compatible and would require contribution from someone. For the fingerprint, don’t keep your hopes up - most of them simply won’t work, thanks to them being manufactured mostly by Shenzhen Goodix, who are hardcore Windows simp.

However, if you’re using a Linux-libre kernel, then that’s a different story - most definitely, your WiFi drivers won’t work, as it excludes nonfree drivers, so your two choices would be to wait for the driver to be included, or to switch to the original Linux kernel.

boredsquirrel , 2 hours ago

In the nonlibre kernel

just_another_person , 3 hours ago

No, you just install the OS and make sure everything works. If you find a specific device not working, then start looking for answers. Linux isn’t like Windows in that you have to install drivers for every device individually. Most are in the kernel already, so you just install and go.

Marv , 4 hours ago

@someoneFromInternet
No proprietary drivers are needed, but some fine-tuning might be in place. Have s look here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T480

lord_ryvan , 1 hour ago

You start your comment with an @ to their username, and your domain name ends on “-stodon”…

Are you posting to Lemmy from Mastodon? Is that possible?

EDIT Also, OP, check out Archwiki, that’s a great source! (in this case you can just view this person’s link, but you can treat AW as a public Linux library in the future)