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Scenario:
I install a Linux distro on my Core I-7 laptop with Ralink WiFi and Nvidia graphics. I get it all setup, configured and running well. I do not install any proprietary drivers.
I pop this drive out and put it in my other laptop, a Core I-5 with Intel WiFi and Intel graphics.
It boots and runs just fine which tells me that during the boot process the system adapts to the current hardware configuration - is this a reasonable statement?
I tend to do a lot of my "experimentation" with Linux on my I-7 laptop as it's just plain fast but my daily driver is the I-5 laptop as it goes with me where ever I go. Am I setting myself up for problems if I continue down this path?
The reason: I take care of about a dozen computers in my extended family and I want a "standard" install to help me keep them all running well. My goal is to setup this standard install, back it up with FSArchiver, and restore it on the various machines in the family. All the machines are laptops, some Intel some AMD, none more than 5 years old. I do not want to go through the hassle of installing and configuring a distro on each machine which is why this method looks promising to me.
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I install a Linux distro on my Core I-7 laptop with Ralink WiFi and Nvidia graphics. I get it all setup, configured and running well. I do not install any proprietary drivers.
I pop this drive out and put it in my other laptop, a Core I-5 with Intel WiFi and Intel graphics.
It boots and runs just fine which tells me that during the boot process the system adapts to the current hardware configuration - is this a reasonable statement?
I tend to do a lot of my "experimentation" with Linux on my I-7 laptop as it's just plain fast but my daily driver is the I-5 laptop as it goes with me where ever I go. Am I setting myself up for problems if I continue down this path?
The reason: I take care of about a dozen computers in my extended family and I want a "standard" install to help me keep them all running well. My goal is to setup this standard install, back it up with FSArchiver, and restore it on the various machines in the family. All the machines are laptops, some Intel some AMD, none more than 5 years old. I do not want to go through the hassle of installing and configuring a distro on each machine which is why this method looks promising to me.
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