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[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What model? I'm running Linux Mint on a ThinkPad x201 and love it!

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago

Nice. That thing still has the old-style keyboard.

[–] VanHalbgott@lemmus.org 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago

I figured, I was looking for the model number so we could see specs, age, etc.

[–] otl@hachyderm.io 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Installing Linux on old PCs and laptops is what got me into Linux (and other OSs) in the first place.

I still love it. There's a joy of breathing new life into old hardware.
Perhaps it's similar to how people like fixing up old cars even if people aren't really going to drive them again.

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I'd suggest moving away from GNOME as it's quite a resource hog

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

I ran LFS on my Latitude 13. Not the one from 2016 or something, but from 2010, with an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 1.3GH and 4 GB RAM. It did work pretty well still, for anything not related to browsing the internet, even on Arch Linux.

[–] suction@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Oh hi , Debby-Anne!