COMPATIBLE_MACHINES.md: User-maintained Omakub compatible laptop list

[al3rez]

I've successfully installed and used Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS with Omakub on an Acer Swift SFG14-73 (BIOS V1.14).

It seems to be well compatible and works with minimal extra setup for the main Omakub features. Basic hardware like Wi-Fi and graphics are functional.

I've added this model to a user-maintained list of compatible laptops in COMPATIBLE_MACHINES.md that work out of the box with Ubuntu + Omakub.

It would be great to add this model to any official documentation listing compatible hardware for Omakub as well.

Let me know if you need any more details from my setup.

[DouglasdeMoura]

Canonical already has a list of Ubuntu certified hardware: https://ubuntu.com/certified/laptops

[al3rez]

Canonical already has a list of Ubuntu certified hardware: https://ubuntu.com/certified/laptops

This isn't going to be the list of certified / pre-installed Ubuntu by manufactors but instead a list of laptops that are new and aren't tested with Linux or latest kernels yet.

[Kasui92]

Canonical already has a list of Ubuntu certified hardware: https://ubuntu.com/certified/laptops

This isn't going to be the list of certified / pre-installed Ubuntu by manufactors but instead a list of laptops that are new and aren't tested with Linux or latest kernels yet.

I think such a list might be more useful if associated with Ubuntu rather than Omakub, as it is not really a derived distro but just a configuration script.

[al3rez]

It's Opinionated Ubuntu Setup that works only on Ubuntu + Gnome ATM I mentioned this with @dhh and he liked the idea so I created this PR it's really up to him, I like the idea to come to an script setup and find what laptops are compatible with underlying OS instead of finding it myself.

[Kasui92]

That's fine! 👍🏻
Rather than a .md file to insert in this repository (and that would likely be downloaded during installation) we could prepare a page directly in the manual, here, to link in the README. Just to make it easier to find the list and make it more accessible in the future.

... or a Github Wiki?