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Lenovo ought to know better in 2018. I'd understand if their "consumer" laptops weren't fully compatible, but all Thinkpads should be compatible with the latest LTS release of Ubuntu (or corresponding Debian) out of the box.

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and how exactly should lenovo enforce setting default driver options in a distribution it doesn't control?

By either offering that distro pre-installed with customizations or using generic, well supported hardware.

Well, by engaging with the community and perhaps even preparing a patch. Making changes to the distribution is not exactly arcane knowledge.

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