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You can totally buy systems with Linux pre-installed. Places like System76 have done it for a long time, and bigger vendors like Lenovo and Dell are now getting in on the action.

The only issues I've faced with Linux was when trying to install on brand new machines. The Linux releases I've occasionally installed are not always patched with the latest drivers out of the box (as would also be the case with PP). On the other hand installing Linux releases that were more recent than the machines has never given me any problems. Buying a machine with Linux pre-installed does not therefore guarantee it will run PP.

Personally, I don't think it's Real Linux(tm) unless I build the machine myself from silicon ingots grown from sand I gathered on the beach, and then compile the kernel from scratch using a stage0 bootstrapped gcc, but, you know,

I usually just run "make" and go to lunch.

my mom told me I'm special

Well, we'll just have to take her word for it

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