Is My Hardware Linux-Compatible? Find Out Here

“Deciding whether a particular computer is a good candidate for
installing GNU/Linux can involve a nightmare of details about
hardware compatibility. Nor is assembling a custom computer on
which to run GNU/Linux any easier. In both cases, you need to
evaluate video cards, sound cards, printers, scanners, digital
camera, wireless cards, and mobile devices for compatibility with
the operating system. Fortunately, help is available.

“True, hardware support for GNU/Linux has improved greatly in
the last decade. Today you can pick out any computer system and
stand a strong chance of having it work out of the box with your
distribution of choice. Yet enough gaps in support remain that
doing research before buying remains a sensible idea…”

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