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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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In appreciation of Linux on Thinkpads (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by JoMiran@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I just wanted to make a post in appreciation of the beautiful experience of running Linux on a Thinkpad as a main system. I picked up my X1 Extreme 2nd gen (now known as the P1) in 2019 and never even booted its Windows OS. Pop!_OS went into it immediately and it has only let me down once (grub screw up that was relatively easy to fix). I'm looking at this system that has been in constant use for almost seven years and I just cannot find a reason to upgrade to the P1. It's just flawless.

Linux on a Thinkpad is the ultimate workhorse IMHO.

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[–] eithon@feddit.org 5 points 21 hours ago

Not a Thinkpad, but here's my story. Last year I've bought myself a 2017 Acer Travelmate B117 for 13 euros to learn Linux, to see if I was ready to make the switch from Windows. I thought of it as a throwaway toy.

It has a Pentium N3710, 4GB of RAM and 128GB eMMC storage with a 720p display. It came with Windows 10. Ran like shit. One tab of Firefox and it was a slideshow.

So I installed openSUSE first. It wasn't very fast, but battery life was 8 hours and Firefox worked fine. I learned to like it, ended up buying a mini PC for experimenting with self-hosting. That also went well. So I started experimenting with installing Arch Linux on this laptop (as it's hard, but teaches you a lot about Linux). On like the 7th try it finally worked!

I run Arch on all my computers ever since, except the home server, which runs Debian for stability. This 13 euro e-waste of a laptop became my daily driver because I love how portable it is.

Thank you Linux and open-source devs. You've brought back my love for computers, while saving old devices from the bin.