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I haven't had a great time with Linux on a tablet without a keyboard and mouse but PostmarketOS is 100% usable IMO. Even the on screen keyboard on the login screen works.

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[–] nawordar@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm wondering about that too and I think that this question deserves another thread. Maybe that's because, as there are no (or are there?) PCs with other architectures than x86, vendors don't see a need for standards like device discovery and UEFI.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago

there are no (or are there?) PCs with other architectures than x86

ARM, as mentioned. and RISC-V