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> None. I was down-voted during the launch for saying that there won't be any meaningful support from Qualcomm and 6 months later

You were - and are - wrong. Qualcomm mainlined enough drivers for in the same window (past 6 months) so one can boot and install the latest Linux kernel on several Snapdragon X laptops from different OEMs. There are people running Fedora and an Ubuntu Experimental[1] builds. Its still rough, depending on ones device tree, the peripherals line microphone, webcam, and/or fan control may not work right now, but it's a platform that's actively being developed for.

1. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-10-concept-snapdrag...

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> You were - and are - wrong.

Let me post the quote from your link from other users then:

A recent post

" Beyond that, I still have the following issues (Thinkpad T14s 64GB):

Internal webcam not working Internal speakers/mic not working Suspend not working (only goes into suspend if not attached to a screen; it drains around 50% of bat overnight) "

Another post from 4 days ago

"Is there separate bug-tracking for display related things somewhere? Currently I have the following issues:

internal screen: no backlight control one 4k screen: cannot boot with it plugged in (hang after grub); but plugging it in afterwards works. Sometimes the screen shows only 640x480, but unplugging and replugging fixes it. another 4k screen: no problems booting with it or with resolutions. third screen (3440x1440): if the screen turns off (e.g. after time in idle), it never turns back on. However, swaymsg -t get_outputs reports it as connected and even as focused when I move the mouse there. Unplugging and replugging the screen does not fix this. The only way to get the screen back on is killing the session (gdm does manage to bring it back online). HDMI does not work [T14s, IPS screen, 64GB] "

I mentioned broken peripherals in the comments you responded to. You're moving goals.

>> which distro(es) would be available?

> None

Me: there's Ubuntu 24.10 build specifically for Snapdragon X Elite ARM computers

You: that distro is buggy

Me: but it exists, because Qualcomm mainlined code to Linus' kernel tree.

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