If you’ve been following the steady march of progress from Dell’s Linux-first Project Sputnik team, you’re no doubt aware that the “Developer Edition” variant of the XPS 13 is one of the finest Linux-ready ultrabooks you can buy. Just ahead of CES 2020, Dell is pushing out a few more improvements including a feature that’s been hotly requested: fingerprint-reader support. 10th Generation XPS 13 Developer Edition with 16:10 aspect ratio and Linux fingerprint reader ... [+] support. As many of you know, my Linux journey last year began on a Dell XPS 13 9370 Windows 10 edition, which included the dual power button/fingerprint sensor. The lingering question is whether or not this new driver/firmware will be upstreamed and backwards-compatible with prior-generation XPS 13 laptops that boast the hardware.

Source: Forbes January 03, 2020 08:26 UTC