Intel Alder Lake is Not for Linux
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Alder Lake Laptop Webcam Support in Linux is Super Shaky
Hartman says - ironically, that Linux support with Alder Lake has been really good. But for some reason, webcams are the only exception. The lack of mainline kernel support has forced manufacturers to create proprietary drivers for their webcams.
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Intel Alder Lake Is Breaking Linux Webcam Support - Invidious
Buying a Linux laptop is complex enough as it without more going wrong and Intel's new MIPI IPU6 camers shipping with very popular high end devices simply do not work out of the box on Linux and won't for a very long time.