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		kjeetgill on Dec 7, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook... Huh. Pop and elementary are both Ubuntu based. I wonder why they gave such different experiences. Do they vary kernel builds by that much?

ekianjo on Dec 7, 2018 | [–]

Doesn't Elementary uses the LTS version of Ubuntu? That may explain differences in hardware support since it would use an older kernel.

Canadauni on Dec 7, 2018 | [–]

I think that the team at System 76 includes some additional hardware drivers and tweaks that might provide a wider range of compatibility.

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