If the distribution does not have it by default, please include the instructions to use it on the system.

Note: I can’t compile the libre kernel from the source.

  • underscores@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Short answer is Trisquel if you like Ubuntu/Debian, Parabola if you like Arch, and Guix if you like frustration.

    The libre kernel is a bit of a pain regarding wifi and bluetooth, and depending on your graphics card the drivers aren’t going to run quite as well. You might need to get new a wireless card/usb, since there’s only a few modern chips that work with it.

    There’s a list of distros on gnu.org that use the libre kernel by default, if you want to look at more options. PureOS is based on Debian focused on privacy and security. Hyperbola is based on Arch with 32 bit and BSD options.

    Personally I use Guix, which is an amazing abomination with awesome features that most people don’t care about. I wouldn’t recommend it for most people unless you are coming from NixOS, know a lisp dialect, and/or are willing to put in a lot of effort.

    • kixik@lemmy.ml
      2·
      3 days ago

      Arch and Arch based distros like Artix have linux-libre available from AUR if one doesn’t have an issue with building from source. Also see my other comment about Guix, there’s a non official repo with ucode and hardware firmware…

    • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      i’m surprised that alpine isn’t on that list since they went through all that effort to be “pure” linux.