Linux Mint vs Manjaro for laptop AN515-46-R70A
Time is ticking. New versions of Mint and Manjaro have
appeared. I have tested these distributions for my laptop. I
wanted to know how suitable these distributions are for
working without patching and tricks.
Conclusions
| Linux | Linux Mint | Manjaro |
|---|---|---|
| ISO | linuxmint-21.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso | manjaro-kde-22.1.3-230529-linux61.iso |
| Mediatek MT7921 WiFi | Working | Working |
| Internal web camera Quanta ACER HD User Facing | Not working | Not working |
| External web camera Sunplus Innovation Aukey-PC-LM1E | Working | Working |
| Brightness control for laptop | Working | Not working |
Little Linux experimentation with laptop AN515-46-R70A
I wanted to install linux on my acer laptop. But my laptop
has BIOS version 1.03. In
official site
I saw that the latest version is 1.07. There is a Windows
executable file only. Looking ahead: I tried to use
wine
in Ubuntu to run this file. But it failed. Firstly, I had to
install Windows. But which USB boot solution is chosen? On
the advice of my friend, I have chosen
Ventoy. As it turned out, the BIOS firmware should reboot in DOS
mode without the Windows environment. It was funny. After
Ventoy prepared the flash card on Ubuntu, it looked as
empty, but it was bootable. I saved the ISO Windows and
Linux files for the installations to the flash drive through
a simple copy operation. After these manipulations, I
started experimenting. I downloaded the new versions of
Endless OS, Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Manjaro. I read that
someone sells a laptop like mine with Endless OS. Therefore,
I hoped to install this operating system successfully. But
it failed. This OS is not even started. Then I successfully
started Manjaro. I really like this OS. This operating
system is very ergonomic and functional. But I saw it not
worked with my Wi-Fi device. I connected to LAN and did not
see the problem in time. There are many options for choosing
a Linux kernel in Manjaro. I have chosen version 6.0.0, but
Wi-Fi didn't work yet. Linux Mint has the similar problem.
Besides, the web camera didn't work either. I decided to
stop on Ubuntu. Because, the Wi-Fi worked well.
Conclusions
| Linux | Endless OS | Linux Mint | Manjaro | Ubuntu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | eos-eos4.0-amd64-amd64.220406-204708.base.iso | linuxmint-21-cinnamon-64bit.iso | manjaro-kde-21.3.7-220816-linux515.iso | ubuntu-22.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso |
| Mediatek MT7921 WiFi | No information | Not working | Not working | Working |
| Internal web camera Quanta ACER HD User Facing | No information | Not working | Not working | Not working |
| External web camera Sunplus Innovation Aukey-PC-LM1E | No information | No information | No information | Working |