Linux Installation and Compatibility Review: Fujitsu Lifebook U729
By
ibobev
Sesame, salt, and substance. A flagship bake.
Summary
The article details the author's positive experience installing and running Linux on a Fujitsu Lifebook U729 laptop. After breaking their MacBook Air, they switched to this Windows laptop and successfully installed Linux with most hardware working out-of-the-box. The main challenge was disabling Secure Boot, which they resolved and documented. The post serves as both a review of the laptop's Linux compatibility and a troubleshooting guide for others attempting similar installations.
Key quotes
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The only difficulty I had was in disabling Secure Boot, but I figured out how to do it, which I explain below.
From early 2024 my daily driver was an M2 MacBook Air, until earlier this year I broke the screen, and the repair was quoted at almost 1000 AUD.
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