From DJ Ware YT channel: Snapdragon Elite X: The Quest to make it your Daily Linux Desktop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QSQ-KVesv0 TL:DW No support in current Linux stable, vanilla kernel nor downstream distributions. Linux kernel 6.11 will have initial, incomplete support for it in September, but then there will be some time required for downstream distros to pick it up. If you want to buy and run Gnu/Linux on it, then postponed it until 2025 unless you want to be disappointed.
Linux 6.11 Kernel Released With Some Snapdragon X1 Laptop Support & Other New Hardware https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.11 There is initial code for handling Snapdragon X1 in mainline kernel. Don't expect too much yet. The work on more complete support is ongoing.
Another video from From DJ Ware YT channel: Snapdragon X Elite on Ubuntu 24.10: October Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqBdNXd_aKY tl;dw: Only some devices are known to work, and they require quite hacky solutions. As mentioned earlier in this thread proper support should arrive somewhere in 2025. AMD, Intel, and a slew of tech companies are teaming up to fend off ARM chips The makers of x86 chips are feeling the heat. https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/15/24271080/amd-intel-x86-advisory-group-lenovo-arm Some of the founding members of x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group are already involved in ARM developments...
