for gratis or other reasons ?

  • Have you been a distro hopper ?
  • What is your favorite Linux distro ?

EDIT : Thanks for all the comments so far. Heartwarming really!

  • Lemmy@lemm.ee
    4·
    2 months ago

    Yes, I did it for freedom. Here’s my battlestation:

    Libreboot Gaming Desktop

    • Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT Motherboard
    • i7 4790K
    • 32GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
    • 9TB (1TB M.2 NVME, 2x4TB Hard drives) RAID 0 with LUKS and LVM (/boot stored on SD card)
    • NVIDIA 2080 SUPER 8GB VRAM (Switching to AMD soon)
    • NZXT S340 Elite Case
    • EVGA 700W BR
    • Kicksecure GNU/Linux

    Libreboot Server

    • Dell Precision T1650
    • Xeon E3 1275 V2
    • 32GB DDR3L 1600Mhz RAM (ECC)
    • 8TB (2x4TB Hard drives) RAID 1 with LUKS and LVM (/boot stored on SD card)
    • AMD RX580 8GB VRAM
    • Proxmox VE / Learning to use YunoHost inside VM

    Libreboot Laptop

    • Lenovo Thinkpad T440P
    • i7 4810MQ (Recommend i7 4700MQ for better battery life)
    • 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
    • 1TB SSD (/boot encrypted with Argon2)
    • 100% Free BIOS (LibreMRC), Intel Management Engine is still present but neutered
    • Intel AC 7260 (Can run without blobs when running Linux-libre kernel)
    • AR9271 USB for WiFi (100% FOSS)
    • Kicksecure GNU/Linux with Linux-libre kernel (Removed all non-free firmware)

    Libreboot Laptop 2

    • Dell E6400 XFR
    • P8700 / GM45
    • 8GB DDR2 RAM
    • Removed WiFi Card
    • Removed Mic/Camera
    • 100% Free BIOS
    • Intel Management Engine completely removed
    • Kicksecure GNU/Linux with Linux-libre kernel (Removed all non-free-firmware)

    GrapheneOS Phone (100% FOSS in the OS layer)

    • Cheogram / JMP.chat for Calling / Texting
    • Mint Mobile for Service (Cash)
    • Ported number into JMP.chat
    • F-Droid

    LibreCMC Routers (100% Free Firmware/Software)

    • ThinkPenguin R1400 Ethernet (1Gbps)
    • ThinkPenguin R1300 WiFi Router (100Mbs)
    • Running under MullvadVPN (Paid in XMR)

    OpenWRT Network Switch

    • D-Link DGS-1210-28MP
    • VLAN Support
    • jkrtn@lemmy.ml
      3·
      2 months ago

      Have you been able to just drop Libreboot on whatever or do you specifically buy hardware that you know supports it? I wish to use Libreboot.

      • Lemmy@lemm.ee
        2·
        2 months ago

        Yes, I install Libreboot myself with a RaspberryPi and Pomona 5250 testing clip. Anything that’s already supported by Coreboot, can be supported to Libreboot. They have a list of hardware that they currently support listed here:

        https://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/#supported-hardware

        I actually sold Libreboot laptops previously on eBay, I used to sell the T440p a lot. Now, I’m about to setup my own website so I can start selling them for even cheaper. I also helped add Libreboot support for the Dell Optiplex 9020/7020 (Real thanks goto Mate Kukri, as I used his Optiplex port from Coreboot).