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I installed Debian 10 onto X220 laptop and discovered that it's no official support for Java 8 according to debian mailing list. Also an installation of recommended PPA containing Java 8 which requires adding gpg keys via apt-key fails. Little disappointed by the keys shit. I'm looking for some other options, as Java 8 is critical for me and I really don't wanna mess up with unofficial openjdk builds.

This resembles me a lot this almost comedian video on how hard to describe the life of sysadmin to non-it people. Palm, palm, palm.
Video link

So no Debian 10 for my X220. Thinking about arch (used it for some years, with some luck of failing video drivers - I don't have a good feeling about it being on laptop) or centos (happy with it on server, not sure about client). Also maybe a Debian 9 is a logical choice as seems like it has Java 8 supported by default.

Labels: arch, centos, debian, java, java 8, laptop, linux, openjdk, opensource, x220

Scrolling using synaptics touchpad breaks after watch of fullscreen youtube adobe flash video. Seems that problem is spread wide and browser-independent (opera and firefox confirmed, at least), but not fixed for more that a year. FIX: press space OR restart synaptics driver (disable/enable synaptics touchpad or kill and restart its process SynTPEnh.exe).

Labels: flash, fullscreen, laptop, notebook, touchpad

So, I followed the AVK's advice (see comment to my previous post, in russian) and disabled Intel WIFI manager, now using Windows for connecting to WiFi. It's OK now, but have still no luck with keyboard lag. Although it's very small, it really makes me work slow on keyboard. Seems that there's some problem of synchronization in a query of system keyboard events. The common errors as a result of it are:
1. TWo title letters instead of one
2. After releasing change keyboard language shotcut (Shift-Alt) Alt seems to remain pressed and therefore I pressing the menu hotkeys instead of text for example.
So, seems that modifier keys presses are wrongly processed by some layer of processing (driver). I tried to mention where in software could be problem and updated the synaptics driver for touch-screen (NOT from ASUS support - they do not have any updates for 3 years!), but 1) problem remained and 2) hibernating started to become unstable: it did not turn off after hibernation (a REALLY big problem: overheating in a bag, battery discharging to 0%, etc.).
ASUS seems to be very uncertain to updating drivers. They are very simple chineese guys: sold laptop - very good! Now making a new notebook to sell it. Why to update drivers for already sold machine? I think their business is even effective, BUT. But it's not about long-time perspective: I won't even think of buying ASUS next time. Sorry, ASUS is not about support or customer care - it's about only SELLING of laptops, that's all.
SO, please, UPDATE your drivers, evil chineese devils!)

Labels: asus, driver, laptop, notebook, review