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I am currently trying to escape Windows and want to switch to Linux Mint as my daily driver.

However when I first tried it on a spare laptop everything worked except the WiFi. A kernel update fixed it because it also has ethernet.

My question is can I boot to a live USB on the ethernet laptop, update the kernel on the live USB and use that on the other laptop to install mint with working WiFi?

I tried to use the internet from my phone via Bluetooth but it was so slow it was unusable.

If this is a dumb question I apologise as I’ve been using Linux for less than a day at this point.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The WiFi on both laptops didn’t work at first. On the ethernet one a kernel update fixed it. I guess I’ll have to source a usb dongle.

[–] hinterlufer 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's odd... any idea what the model of the WiFi adapter is? Is it a very recent machine?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's an Asus Vivobook X1504Z that I bought last month. I just tried the latest Ubuntu on a live USB and just like Mint there is no wifi or bluetooth.

I think my best bet is waiting for the USB wifi dongle to arrive tomorrow.

[–] hinterlufer 1 points 2 days ago

you could try LMDE (Mint but with Debian underneath instead of Ubuntu). But I kinda doubt that this would help. You probably won't notice a difference in the user experience.