Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729
7 days ago
- #Linux
- #Fujitsu Lifebook U729
- #NixOS
- The author switched from an M2 MacBook Air to a Fujitsu Lifebook U729 for portability and Linux compatibility.
- The Fujitsu Lifebook U729 was purchased refurbished for 250 AUD, featuring 16GiB RAM, 512GiB SSD, and weighing 1.1kg.
- Linux installation required disabling Secure Boot, which was initially greyed out in BIOS but resolved after updating firmware and BIOS via Windows.
- The laptop came with corporate spyware (Absolute Persistence), which was easily disabled in the BIOS.
- Hardware features like WiFi, Bluetooth, sound, display brightness, touchscreen, and webcam work out of the box with NixOS.
- BIOS access is achieved by pressing F2, and the boot menu by pressing F12, without needing the Fn key.