I just installed EndeavorOS on an HP Spectre360 that’s roughly 2 years old. I am honestly surprised at how easy it went. If you google it, you’ll get a lot of “lol good luck installing linux on that” type posts - so I was ready for a battle.
Turned off secure boot and tpm. Booted off a usb stick. Live environment, check. Start installer and wipe drive. Few minutes later I’m in. Ok let’s find out what’s not working…
WiFi check. Bluetooth check. Sound check (although a little quiet). Keyboard check. Screen resolution check. Hibernates correctly? Check. WTF I can’t believe this all works out the box. The touchscreen? Check. The stylus pen check. Flipping the screen over to a tablet check. Jesus H.
Ok, everything just works. Huh. Who’d have thunk?
Install programs, log into accounts, jeez this laptop is snappier than on windows. Make things pretty for my wife and install some fun games and stuff.
Finished. Ez. Why did I wait so long? Google was wrong - it was cake.
I’ve had issues with iwlwifi just panicking but I think that’s just Intel being a bit shit, to be honest. Everything else - even the RGB on my system - works perfectly fine.
I think the bigger issue is software support. Even the “Linux desktop” is good. But if people prefer an app that’s exclusive to Windows or Mac, and the native alternatives aren’t cutting it for them, then adoption will become an issue for them. I’m in that camp because of MusicBee, it has these random bouts of lag on WINE that does not exist on Windows and has font redirection problems, so I’m stuck to Windows until WINE improves (though I have considered becoming a maintainer on WineHQ for that…)