Following the announcement that it will soon offer Linux laptops, Lenovo has announced that it will also integrate Ubuntu and Red Hat Linux into its full line of workstations. Many Linux users prefer to customize their own machines by configuring and installing Linux distributions themselves, but this can increase uncertainty regarding system stability, limited performance support, end-user productivity, and even IT support for devices. Now, however, the demand has increased for an out-of-the-box solution that removes the barrier to deploying enterprise-grade hardware within a Linux software ecosystem, so Lenovo decided to bring Linux to their personal workplaces in the past. , the company only certified certain products with a limited subset of hardware configurations to work with Linux. Moving forward, Lenovo's entire portfolio of ThinkStation and ThinkPad P Series workstations will now be certified through Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu LTS.
Linux certifications
To help ensure an effortless Linux experience for its users, Lenovo workstations will work with the host Linux operating system and offer full support of security patches and updates to make it more secure and verify hardware drivers, firmware and BIOS optimizations. The original company also puts its device drivers directly into the Linux kernel to help maintain stability and compatibility throughout the life of its workstations. The preloaded OEM version of Ubuntu LTS will provide enterprise users with a highly stable and more secure version of the popular Ubuntu distribution. Ubuntu LTS offers an extended support cycle of five years, and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, will perform certification and regression testing on these systems on an ongoing basis. In addition to Ubuntu LTS, Lenovo is expanding its Red Hat Enterprise Linux certifications to cover its entire desktop portfolio. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is also refined to deliver optimal performance in graphics, animation, and scientific workflows. In addition, Lenovo has partnered with the Fedora project to pilot a Fedora image preloaded on its ThinkPad P53 and P1 Gen 2 systems. Linux users have long had to compromise when it comes to buying new devices, but now Lenovo offers you many options to choose the hardware that supports your preferred operating system.