Installing Debian on modern hardware

Posted Jan 28, 2021 9:58 UTC (Thu) by davidgerard (guest, #100304)
In reply to: Installing Debian on modern hardware by madhatter
Parent article: Installing Debian on modern hardware

> So if you decide you value freedom over convenience you can still have a happily working setup, it just may need an ethernet cable.

Laptops frequently don't come with Ethernet ports these days - just blob-dependent wifi.

Posted Jan 29, 2021 1:16 UTC (Fri) by neilbrown (subscriber, #359) [Link]

> Laptops frequently don't come with Ethernet ports these days - just blob-dependent wifi.

Or USB ports? Mine came with a USB-Ethernet dongle but they are that expensive to buy separately.