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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#91 Post by rjsrjs » Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:56 am

Started using Ubuntu 10.04 on an older Acer laptop, then on a Gateway laptop (2005 or so for both) and had no problems. Increased Ubuntu to version 16.04 then switched to Mint and have been using Mint since. Now using Mint 19.3 installed on A Lenovo T430 and runs with no problems.

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#92 Post by MEA707 » Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:51 pm

I have Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 64-bit on my T61 with a 240GB SSD. It runs very well, boots up in about 30 seconds. Planning to upgrade the RAM from 4GB to 8GB in a few weeks.

On my T440P with Windows 10 Pro, I've got Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 64-bit and Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS 64-bit installed as Hyper-V virtual machines. May look at dual booting in the future, but for now the VM works fine.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#93 Post by josh5k » Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:16 am

After going through Elementary OS, Linux Mint 20, Zorin and AntiX on my T430, I've finally settled on MX Linux 19 as my regular daily driver, although I still do have the X230 running Windows 10 20H2 as a backup.
On the Move - X230 - (2324-E41) i3 2370M, 12GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, 1366x768

Workstation - W541 - (20EG) i7 4810QM, 16GB RAM, 240GB SSD, 1980x1080

Daily Driver - Linux - T430 - (2349-7N7) i5 3320M, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1600x900

Backup - T420s - (4170-RM4) i5 2520M, 12GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 1600x900

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#94 Post by firefly6240 » Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:22 am

I feel old now reading all the distros people are using lol.
Im running a T410
I've done pretty much all the upgrades.
Installed an i7 640m with 8gb ram and 256gb intel ssd.
Also have a cheaper 256gb kingston ssd in the dvd drive bay.and the 3g card installed (because why not) haven't used it though beyond testing it.

Im running Slackware current with KDE plasma when i use the gui.
I grew up on slackware and just never gave it up.
I've tried a lot of distros but always come back to slackware for my own use. (Other distros can be a better choice for me situationally especially when other people are involved)
I am a technical systems analyst for a project management firm and they are all in on Microsoft.
But I actually use this laptop for work with no issues.
They let me set up a desktop at the office and I work mostly remote now so I just use anydesk for the handful of windows specific stuff (we use an old windows based database software etc.)
Newer stuff like Teams runs direct on linux with no issues and office runs in the cloud.
It helps in my line of work to have access to both operating systems for work.
A lot of network diagnostic tools are just easier to work with in linux.
When im at the office I use my desktop but set my laptop up and use PuTTY to ssh to the laptop so I can offload diagnostics to it which takes a lot of the hassle out of using windows really.
Im always fairly impressed this 2010 workhorse performs so well in 2021.

For all my personal stuff I just use slackware exclusively.
I haven't really found anything I really use windows for outside of work.

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#95 Post by retro » Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:07 am

Hi,

Funny thing is I tried Slackware on a whim about a month ago - coming from mostly Debian/Fedora/RaspiOS - after wanting to experiment. There is no systemd and the package management is a bit quirky but doable once you get used to slackbuilds and learn how to manage packages which won't take long if you read the docs. The community is very informative on the preferred forum for linux questions. I haven't gotten into using it too much yet but there will be a new version 15 coming out in the nearish future so I want to get up to speed so that when it is past the Alpha and Beta stages I will be ready for it. I had version 14.2 running on my Thinkpad (no issues) but decided it would be better on a virtual machine for now so that I can take snapshots before fooling around with it. I should install 14.2 current...or maybe the Beta version of 15 when it is available.

It feels like a capable, reliable os - which is what the "scoop" on it is. So I am using it is a learning tool...and finding it very good for that purpose. It has somewhat renewed my interest in all things Linux. It may be an old distro but I have a gut feeling that I will keep using this one.

I should add the link to the package management tools and other info for completeness:

https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:misc: ... _slackware

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#96 Post by modmaster » Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:31 pm

axur-delmeria wrote:
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:07 am
Debian (with Xfce desktop environment) on all the Thinkpads I've owned.
Great, I used to have that setup too! Now I’m on Devuan Xfce with the 4.4 kernel.

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#97 Post by afton » Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:10 pm

Ubuntu 20.04 on T430s ...

I'm still fighting to get wifi works on it, if it doesn't well I'd probably give up and go with a Macbook instead ;)

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#98 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:10 pm

How about replacing the wifi card?
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#99 Post by txtinman » Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:36 pm

Peppermint 10 on my SL500 dual booted w/Win10.

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Xubuntu 20.04

#100 Post by farmall » Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:50 pm

Xubuntu 20.04 after using other stable versions. I quit distrohopping in the mid-2000s and relinquished Gnome after the classic theme was deprecated.

It makes a stable host OS (I don't need more Nvidia driver issues since finally sorting out my P52) and when I add a PC it's light enough to clone my hdd rather than doing clean installs. I dd'ed my old Dell XPS and that image runs three PCs and is a VM on a fourth. Xubuntu remains usable on my T61s and x200s. (So does Windows 10 but I had to download an older version because the current won't boot from USB due to missing storage drivers and I don't care enough to slipstream).

I like my PC host OS to be reliable, boring and appliance-like. I could run Debian (quite easy these days compared to 1999 with manual X configs and requiring "hardware" modems, still have my Jaton for no particular reason) but I'm lazy and realize what I run contributes nothing to FOSS other than one more .iso download.

I often boot live Linuxes for recovery and troubleshooting my friends PCs (I do it for fun and wish they're break more of them but they don't find that amusing!) and of course imaged my main install to a cheap used SSD (Intel or Samsung, I've never had one show bad stats let alone fail) so I can connect that to any USB port via bootable adapters (enclosures are slower to swap). I fiddle with Windows To Go and WinPE builds in the same manner to stay proficient but Linux distros just work and continually improve at their ability to manipulate Windows (wimlib and woeusb-ng for making install media are examples).

Xubuntu and Linux in general serves me very well.

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#101 Post by tom lightbody » Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:37 pm

joining the "anti-systemd" bunch, I've shifted from debian
to devuan--aside from the change in init, not much different.
the way up and the way down are the same (heraclitus)

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#102 Post by rootinit » Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:38 am

Running Fedora 35 on a ThinkPad X1 Nano. Smoothest Linux experience I've ever had on a machine.
ThinkPad X1 Nano (Fedora Linux) | ThinkPad TransNote (Windows 98) | ThinkPad 365X (Windows 95) | ThinkPad 755Cs (Windows 3.1)
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#103 Post by olddog » Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:16 am

Windows 10 on a W530 in the office with two screens for doing serious work, Puppy Linux on a T42 which is connected to the HiFi via a DAC, and Haiku on my X230, which is mainly used for web-surfing when I am sitting around. The small screen isn't perfect, but it's genuinely portable.

Haiku is the fastest, easiest to use, most reliable, easiest to update, and most fun. But at the moment it won't work with two screens, and nor will it feed a DAC. I hope these two issues will be addressed this year so that all my machines will go over to Haiku. I just can't wait to be entirely free of Windows, and to say goodbye to the fragmented mess that is Linux.

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#104 Post by axur-delmeria » Sat Jan 14, 2023 9:37 am

olddog wrote:
Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:16 am
Haiku is the fastest, easiest to use, most reliable, easiest to update, and most fun. But at the moment it won't work with two screens, and nor will it feed a DAC. I hope these two issues will be addressed this year so that all my machines will go over to Haiku. I just can't wait to be entirely free of Windows, and to say goodbye to the fragmented mess that is Linux.
Haiku Beta 4 got released recently. Maybe I should try it on one of my spare Thinkpads. :D
Planned Purchase: T480s i5-8350 FHD Touch
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons :lol:
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E :cry:

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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#105 Post by olddog » Sat Jan 14, 2023 12:54 pm

Indeed, you should. It doesn't take long. There are separate downloads for 32 bit and 64 bit. Download Balena Etcher to put the ISO on a USB stick.

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