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

#61 Post by CrazyTPFan » Thu Sep 27, 2018 8:26 pm

I use Ubuntu 18.10 on my T440p.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#62 Post by WarhawkCZ » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:09 pm

Hierax_ca wrote:
Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:29 pm
Since a few others of you are also successfully running MX Linux on your Thinkpads, it might be appropriate to let you know that the MX Linux team is looking for feedback on Thinkpads so they can keep on improving:

- https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=39270

I've posted the inxi info and my comments about how MX Linux is working on my own Thinkpads and it would be great to have more data to improve things for all of us Linux-using Thinkpad lovers. Even if you don't use MX, I'm sure the developers of whatever distribution of Linux you are using would appreciate feedback too -- Linux is free but we are all stronger when we share our knowledge!

Thank You!
x61 works out of the box without any additional tweaks or modifications. I was struggling a bit with my t430. Everytime I docked the laptop, my external screens settings got messed up. I described my problem and the solution here. It still does not work 100%. Sometimes I need to re-dock to get the configuration right.

Q: I am new to the linux world. I understand, that TLP does not work with any profiles - no "on-demand" or "maximum performance". Is this correct?

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

#63 Post by Rs125 » Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:42 pm

Ubuntu Mate 18.04 on my T60, runs good. Have tried WATTOS also.
We got some rules to follow,
That and this, these and those...

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

#64 Post by pm23885 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:59 pm

Hello everyone, this is my first post. I run Debian and Arch on i3.
x201 x220 x230 x250 T61 T430 T530 T450S T470

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

#65 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:12 pm

pm23885 wrote:
Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:59 pm
Hello everyone, this is my first post. I run Debian and Arch on i3.
Welcome to the Forums.
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.

The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.

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

#66 Post by pm23885 » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:10 pm

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:12 pm
pm23885 wrote:
Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:59 pm
Hello everyone, this is my first post. I run Debian and Arch on i3.
Welcome to the Forums.
Thanks so much. Pretty much a very recent Thinkpad convert. This site is such full of information.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#67 Post by Hierax_ca » Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:56 pm

MX-18 Linux (with the XFCE DE) is now final and I highly recommend it (ymmv) :
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-lin ... nal/MX-18/ .
I'm running it on everything from a Thinkpad 600x to a 701DS. I'm using for Thinkpads that would run Windows XP or 7.

For older Thinkpads running Windows 98se or 2000 or so, in my case 600x to T60p, I also run AntiX 17.3.1 (with the IceWM/SpaceFM option) :
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix- ... ntiX-17.3/
(edited because AntiX 17.3.1 released)
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#68 Post by olddog » Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:52 pm

I run Puppy Linux on a T61 and an Edge 15. Puppy is like a microcosm of Linux in that it comes in a load of different variants. My current one is called Xenial, which makes it highly compatible with Ubuntu.

I have been playing about with Linux for years, but it's only recently been able to compete properly with Windows (in my view) and that is because LibreOffice is now as good as MS Office in almost every respect.

I still have Windows on my T430, but mainly because I am doing a lot of CD ripping, and the best program I have found (EAC) is Windows only. When I can replace that it's curtains for Windows.

And as soon as I can completely avoid Google the happier I shall be.

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

#69 Post by skx » Sun Dec 30, 2018 4:57 pm

olddog wrote:
Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:52 pm
I still have Windows on my T430, but mainly because I am doing a lot of CD ripping, and the best program I have found (EAC) is Windows only. When I can replace that it's curtains for Windows.
This is one of the fake reasons to justify keep using Microsoft malware. You have morituri which is as advanced as EAC, not to say more advanced. In case EAC is of such huge importance, rip your CDs with EAC from a virtualmachine. If not, just agree you can't say goodbye to Microsoft ;)
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#70 Post by olddog » Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:12 pm

skx wrote:
Sun Dec 30, 2018 4:57 pm
olddog wrote:
Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:52 pm
I still have Windows on my T430, but mainly because I am doing a lot of CD ripping, and the best program I have found (EAC) is Windows only. When I can replace that it's curtains for Windows.
This is one of the fake reasons to justify keep using Microsoft malware. You have morituri which is as advanced as EAC, not to say more advanced. In case EAC is of such huge importance, rip your CDs with EAC from a virtualmachine. If not, just agree you can't say goodbye to Microsoft ;)
With enormous respect, my reasons are not fake, as will become clear.

1 "You have morituri". No, I don't and most probably never will. It's no longer supported, in fact Morituri is moribund. It has been forked to Whipper, so you are somewhat out of date.
2 "as advanced as EAC, not to say more advanced". Not according to Wikipedia's comparison of rippers.
3 "In case EAC is of such huge importance". EAC is not important per se, but accurate ripping is.
4 "rip your CDs with EAC from a virtualmachine". An unnecessary complication.

Furthermore, neither Whipper not Morituri are available to be installed on Ubuntu (I use a distro based on Ubuntu) without a depth of knowledge which I presently lack.

I am pleased that you support Linux, but you would win more friends and influence more people if you were a little less arrogant. No doubt as you get older you will mellow.

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

#71 Post by cobalt60 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:07 am

Scottfish wrote:
Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:47 am
For those of you running Debian, how do you get wireless working? I think I'd like the stability and weight of Debian.
I do the install over ethernet. During the install, debian generally detects your wifi chip and tells you the exact package you need to install (at least it does when doing advanced net install). Then its just a matter of, on my X200s for example:

sudo apt install firmware-iwlwifi

Then you can use something like wicd-curses (which I prefer) or nm-applet to choose wifi networks to connect to
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#72 Post by axur-delmeria » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:42 am

cobalt60 wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:07 am
I do the install over ethernet. During the install, debian generally detects your wifi chip and tells you the exact package you need to install (at least it does when doing advanced net install). Then its just a matter of, on my X200s for example:

sudo apt install firmware-iwlwifi

Then you can use something like wicd-curses (which I prefer) or nm-applet to choose wifi networks to connect to
Most wifi cards require binary-only firmware blobs, so you have to add the non-free repository first.

So open a terminal window, get root privileges, then edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file with the text editor of your choice.
deb {placeholder for the debian mirror site you're using} stretch main contrib non-free
Then run:

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

#73 Post by cobalt60 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:57 am

axur-delmeria wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:42 am
cobalt60 wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:07 am
I do the install over ethernet. During the install, debian generally detects your wifi chip and tells you the exact package you need to install (at least it does when doing advanced net install). Then its just a matter of, on my X200s for example:
...
Most wifi cards require binary-only firmware blobs, so you have to add the non-free repository first.
...
Yes, non-free needs to be enabled in the sources.list file. For me, this is usually done during the initial OS install; when doing a net install with the advanced option, it asks if you want non-free software enabled by default. I do not know if it asks this when not using the advanced option.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#74 Post by axur-delmeria » Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:23 am

cobalt60 wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:57 am
Yes, non-free needs to be enabled in the sources.list file. For me, this is usually done during the initial OS install; when doing a net install with the advanced option, it asks if you want non-free software enabled by default. I do not know if it asks this when not using the advanced option.
No it doesn't. I did a net install recently and the installer didn't ask to enable the non-free repository.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#75 Post by cobalt60 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:56 pm

axur-delmeria wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:23 am
cobalt60 wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:57 am
Yes, non-free needs to be enabled in the sources.list file. For me, this is usually done during the initial OS install; when doing a net install with the advanced option, it asks if you want non-free software enabled by default. I do not know if it asks this when not using the advanced option.
No it doesn't. I did a net install recently and the installer didn't ask to enable the non-free repository.
Interesting, I didn't know that. Another thing the advanced option offers that I bet the standard install doesn't is enabling sudo. In the advanced install, it asks if you want to enable a root password. If you choose "no", it offers to use sudo with your user. Do you know if the standard net install offers to enable sudo?
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#76 Post by axur-delmeria » Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:53 am

cobalt60 wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:56 pm
Do you know if the standard net install offers to enable sudo?
I don't remember the installer asking about sudo. Personally it's a good idea: I'd rather stick to a sane default config rather than an unsafe one. *cough cough Windows*
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T430 running Linux Mint

#77 Post by rjsrjs » Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:01 am

I have a:
Lenovo T430 Think pad
IBM 180 GB SSD
8 GB RAM
i5 IBM Processor
Running Linux Mint MATE 19.1 with no major problems, just small Hic-Cups which can be fixed, so far, by searching on line.

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System:
  Host: richhelen-ThinkPad-T430 Kernel: 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 bits: 64 
  compiler: gcc v: 7.3.0 Desktop: MATE 1.20.1 Distro: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa 
  base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 2347C32 v: ThinkPad T430 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 2347C32 serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO 
  v: G1ET45WW (1.20 ) date: 08/07/2012 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 22.4 Wh condition: 22.4/47.5 Wh (47%) 
  model: SANYO 45N1001 status: Full 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-3320M bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Ivy Bridge rev: 9 L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 20753 
  Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/3300 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197 
  3: 1197 4: 1197 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: Lenovo 
  driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
  resolution: 1366x768~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile v: 4.2 Mesa 18.2.8 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-20-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e 
  v: 3.2.6-k port: 5080 bus ID: 00:19.0 
  IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi 
  v: kernel port: efa0 bus ID: 03:00.0 
  IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 167.68 GiB used: 13.49 GiB (8.0%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2BW180A3L size: 167.68 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 164.05 GiB used: 13.49 GiB (8.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 3614 
Info:
  Processes: 189 Uptime: 2h 38m Memory: 7.52 GiB used: 1.01 GiB (13.4%) 
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 
  inxi: 3.0.27 

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

#78 Post by DartMan68 » Mon May 20, 2019 3:34 pm

WarhawkCZ wrote:
Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:07 am
this is brilliant. With Linux, I feel that I am in charge of the PC again - with all pros and cons. I don't like the direction which new SW development goes (e.g. software as a service, cloud, telemetry, uncontrolled updates etc.) and for this reason, I've been carefully experimenting with software which is multiplatform. Now it finally turned out, that I can practically do anything I regularly do in Linux and can use a second W7 machine, Wine or a virtual machine for those small bits which better work in windows.

I hope I will see MS hitting the rock bottom like Nokia did.
I most definitely agree with and 2nd the above sentiments, though I've chosen to dual-boot Windows 7 Pro and Manjaro MATE instead of keeping a separate laptop with just Windows on it.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#79 Post by skx » Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:26 pm

Just upgraded my machines to the new Debian stable release, Buster :bow:
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#80 Post by axur-delmeria » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:39 am

skx wrote:
Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:26 pm
Just upgraded my machines to the new Debian stable release, Buster :bow:
Same here! Did a live upgrade rather than a fresh install, but I did backup the root partition beforehand. First I booted from an external SSD (with its own Debian installation), then used fsarchiver. Because it works at the filesystem level rather than block/sector level, it only copies the used portion of the partition. It also does compression, which further reduces the size of the resulting archive. My 16GB Linux root partition (6+GB used) became a 2.4GB fsa file. :D
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#81 Post by agklimit » Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:22 am

I install Mint 19.1 Cinnamon everywhere I can. Really enjoy this distro... :) Just installed it onto an M-SATA SSD (Samsung, 256GB) in my ThinkPad T430. The "regular" drive is a 2.5" 250GB SSD with Windows 10 (for when the work requires) and there's another 1TB HD (storage) in the ODD-bay. My cup runneth over, really...
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#82 Post by DucatiThumper » Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:44 am

T440p

i5-4210m
8gb ram
500gb Crucial MX500 SSD in main bay + 500gb stock Lenovo HDD in ultrabay caddy for shared data with Windows 10 Pro

Running Debian 10 Buster KDE. I've tried a bunch of distros but always end up back at Debian. Fedora 30 is cool because the developers use Thinkpads but Gnome has quirks I don't like.

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

#83 Post by TP-Grrl » Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:38 am

x220t

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

#84 Post by Dekks » Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:14 pm

Pretty much moved all 4 thinkpads over to stock debian bar the X230T which is on Arch. Have mothballed my T61 with nVidia GPU as the mess that is now 340-xx on arch pretty much leaves it unsupported.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#85 Post by skx » Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:34 pm

cobalt60 wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:56 pm
Do you know if the standard net install offers to enable sudo?
under stretch, if you used a root password during install, you did not have sudo enabled. if you left the root password blank, sudo was enabled by default (has been like this for years, and was mentioned during installation at the screen where you can set your root password). no idea about buster as I upgraded all my machines from stretch this time.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#86 Post by yawanathanisrael » Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:37 pm

Hello,

I run Manjaro on a T510 and T61P. So far, I have had no problems. The DE is KDE :banana:
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#87 Post by Pete B » Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:47 pm

Hierax_ca wrote:
Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:56 pm
MX-18 Linux (with the XFCE DE) is now final and I highly recommend it (ymmv) :
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-lin ... nal/MX-18/ .
I'm running it on everything from a Thinkpad 600x to a 701DS. I'm using for Thinkpads that would run Windows XP or 7.

For older Thinkpads running Windows 98se or 2000 or so, in my case 600x to T60p, I also run AntiX 17.3.1 (with the IceWM/SpaceFM option) :
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix- ... ntiX-17.3/
(edited because AntiX 17.3.1 released)
Thanks for the links, I prefer to run the 32 bit version as long as it has PAE enabled
and can therefore access more than 4 GB of RAM. I've seen some Linux distros mention
PAE but do you know if MX has it enabled?
PAE info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_ ... _Extension
I'm going to try it anyway but thought I'd ask.
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#88 Post by Scottfish » Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:01 pm

After coming to my senses and NOT selling my T440P, I installed an FHD screen and then Debian Buster w/ Gnome.

Loving it. I'll eventually get around to installing Openbox and one of my old configs, but she's running so well. Glad I kept her!
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Re: Time for a "what distro are you running" thread...

#89 Post by skx » Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:24 pm

Scottfish wrote:
Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:01 pm
After coming to my senses and NOT selling my T440P, I installed an FHD screen and then Debian Buster w/ Gnome.

Loving it. I'll eventually get around to installing Openbox and one of my old configs, but she's running so well. Glad I kept her!
Of course, I am daily traveling with my X220 (Debian), older than your T440p and it is running smooth as butter :mrgreen: The only downside is that it weighs a bit more compared to today's minimal micro machines but I happily carry the extra weight :D
ThinkPad X220: i5-2520M CPU 2.5GHz - 8GB RAM 1333 MHz - SSD 860 EVO 250GB - Debian - ME_cleaned
ThinkPad X230: i5-3320M CPU 3.3GHz - 8GB RAM 1600 MHz - SSD 860 EVO 500GB - Debian - ME_cleaned

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

#90 Post by Glitchy » Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:57 pm

Updated:
P71 - Arch Linux / Free BSD
T440p - FreeBSD
W520 - Arch Linux
X220 - Used to run Arch Linux now no SSD/HDD
T61 - Used to run Arch Linux now no SSD/HDD
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Planing to run Gentoo on X220 and T61 will be for distro-hopping as soon as i get new SSD/HDD for them .
All ThinkPad`s running i3wm ... for me WM`s with tiling option are perfect fit for ThinkPad`s :)
Last edited by Glitchy on Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:44 am, edited 1 time in total.
ThinkPad Frankenpad T25 | ThinkPad X1 Yoga | ThinkPad P71 | ThinkPad T440p | ThinkPad X220 | ThinkPad W520 | IBM ThinkPad T61

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