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e14_gen2_amd_thinkpad [[Friday 17 December 2021] [23:38]] – [**''__Upgrade to BIOS 1.17 to not have to make the following edits__''**] forgee14_gen2_amd_thinkpad [[Saturday 15 April 2023] [21:25]] (current) – [Linux Distro Choice] forge
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 As a result Windows (Meh!) works well, Linux compatibility however needs some work as it one of only a handful of Thinkpads that do not have great [[lenovo_certified|Linux support]] at this time As a result Windows (Meh!) works well, Linux compatibility however needs some work as it one of only a handful of Thinkpads that do not have great [[lenovo_certified|Linux support]] at this time
  
 +==== April 2023 ====
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 +{{::img_20230415_222134383.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
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 +Still loving the E14 now with added USB-C dock
 ===== Linux Distro Choice ===== ===== Linux Distro Choice =====
  
 As of 6th February 2021 there its best to choose a recent Linux with a Kernel version of 5.8 and later, I tried a few but chose [[Kubuntu]] 20.10 as it //seems// to offer an easy route to a usable [[kde-plasma|KDE Desktop]], I may distrohop to another in the future as I've never really been a 'fan' of Canonical  As of 6th February 2021 there its best to choose a recent Linux with a Kernel version of 5.8 and later, I tried a few but chose [[Kubuntu]] 20.10 as it //seems// to offer an easy route to a usable [[kde-plasma|KDE Desktop]], I may distrohop to another in the future as I've never really been a 'fan' of Canonical 
  
-As of Late November/Early December I installed [[debian|Debian]] an am very, very happy with it+As of Late November/Early December 2021, I installed [[debian|Debian]] an am very, very happy with it 
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 +==== April 2023 ==== 
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 +Still rocking [[debian|Debianstable]] and a few choice flatpacks
 ==== Fn Keys Issuue ==== ==== Fn Keys Issuue ====
  
-===== Fixed =====+==== Fixed ====
  
-***''__Upgrade to BIOS 1.17 to not have to make the following edits__''***+''__Upgrade to BIOS 1.17 to not have to make the following edits__''
  
 If the Fn keys don't work on initial boot, there is a work around after booting put it to sleep at SDDM and the wake it up Fn Keys then work or.. If the Fn keys don't work on initial boot, there is a work around after booting put it to sleep at SDDM and the wake it up Fn Keys then work or..
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