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April 11th, 2018 19:00

How can I track down the custom configs that dell uses for linux developer laptops?

Im aware that the ubuntu image that ships with dell's linux developer systems contains a number of fixes and customizations to make the laptop work. Not just drivers, but specific things like custom apt repos, config files to enable to volume keys to work, stuff to enable the display backlight adjustment, detect when the lid is closed, etc. 

I want to try to collect all of those pieces and transfer them over to the new install. Can someone suggest a place to start looking?

July 6th, 2018 20:00

I agree it would be useful to understand how Dell builds the Ubuntu images that ship with its devices. Perhaps someone from Dell would be willing to help out here?

I'm no expert here but for a start I ran the following as root

find / -iname "*dell*"
apt list --installed | grep -i dell
lsmod | grep dell
cat /boot/config-4.13.0-1031-oem

This is just a starting place...

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July 9th, 2018 11:00

Run dpkg -l on the Dell system and the vanilla system and make a diff between the two.

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