Linux veterans probably know about this already, but I’ve had a few people ask me how to find Linux-friendly laptops lately, and my answer is always the Ubuntu Certified Hardware Database.

Linux Compatibility Hardware List Launches. Posted on July 10, 2006 9:26 AM by Rob Williams. In an effort to create a more definitive resource for the collectivism of Linux-compatible hardware, ...

Linux Hardware Compatibility. Existing Computer: To perform a quick test of whether an existing computer will handle Linux, obtain a Linux "LiveCD." ...

Broader support these days by major PC hardware and peripheral manufactures has made the Linux hardware compatibility more widespread, but no one's claming "mission accomplished" on this yet.

If the user is planning to buy new hardware, then also you have to keep compatibility in mind. Your choices are limited with laptops: you have to buy a branded laptop.

Bare-metal hardware is important, as it lets users change vendors without abandoning hardware, simply by removing software and replacing it with an alternative, Murray said.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. It all centers around Canonical’s “Hardware Enablement ...

Y esterday morning, WineHQ released an overview of Wine 10.0, the Windows compatibility layer for Linux upon which several projects have been derived, including Valve's Proton, which has massively ...