Re: Anyone here have experience of Debian on Thinkpad P series?

Le 07/06/2026 à 10:21, Chris Green a écrit :
> I'm thinking of getting a refurbished Thinkpad P Series laptop to
> replace my existing Thinkpad T470.  I want a larger screen as my eyes
> are getting older.  Weight and size isn't a **huge** issue but I don't
> want anything a lot bigger.
> 
> So, something like a P1 gen 4 would seem to fit my requirements but
> I'm a little wary of them nearly always having dual display hardware,
> Intel 'built-in' and Nvidia.
> 
> Does anyone here have experience of installing Debian on one of these
> systems with Intel and Nvidia?
> 
> Although in theory there should be Thinkpad P series with no Nvidia
> hardware (it is an option) I have yet to actually find one for sale.

Hello,

The Linux Hardware Database website is handy to assess the level of 
Linux compatibility of a part or a computer.
Here are the probes of installations of various distros on various 
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen4:
https://linux-hardware.org/?view=computers&vendor=Lenovo&model=ThinkPad+P1+Gen+4+%28All%29