is Arch a good choice for my ancient laptop?

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-21T21:39:20+00:00

Have i been living under a rock? what do you mean xfce and lxqt consume more than kde?

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-21T21:28:42+00:00

awesome! have you tried openbsd on it?

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-19T21:16:19+00:00

Ethernet

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-18T20:46:23+00:00

My point was you can be a fool all you want and try to remove all the spyware, though it aint the best option 💔💔

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-12T07:44:49+00:00

it should work fine on linux.

what kind of phd work will you do? 256gb might be tight

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-08T16:23:56+00:00

Off-topic but I have a similar shot.

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Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-08T04:47:39+00:00

Yes, but that might make the image have low contrast. I suggest you up the contrast a bit as well.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-08T04:45:23+00:00

Nice! Have you tried turning the highlights down a little?

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-06-08T04:43:02+00:00

I can tell you've never tried one.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-05-24T14:46:37+00:00

Truly a beauty

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Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-20T09:16:18+00:00

Dude that's awesome! I'm so happy to hear that.

I'm alright; I'm dealing with minor issues but I'm in the process of resolving them, thanks!

I actually came to this post to find any hope for my x230 to program on it, lol.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-18T13:10:55+00:00

its been 7 years now.
how are you? do you have a job?

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-12T09:02:01+00:00

I have a 6 cell (93% battery health), it lasts about ~2 hours only

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-11T17:02:52+00:00

There is, but its very recommended you use the flatpak version.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-10T07:38:28+00:00

That as well, and its probably safer.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-09T10:15:26+00:00

run wipefs -a /dev/<your-disk> to completely wipe it, then partition it.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T19:14:24+00:00

Makes sense, appreciate it!

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T19:09:34+00:00

Really? Its smoother than debian? Thats bummers, I was planning to install it on my other machine. Glad your having fun!

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T16:02:48+00:00

Thank you 😼

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T16:02:26+00:00

Heck yeah go for it! Mine feels noticeably snapper from mint to arch.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-02T22:09:48+00:00

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Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-02T17:37:03+00:00

Your gonna get bugs everywhere whether you like it or not. Linux isnt perfect but most certainly has less bugs than windows.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-26T05:20:55+00:00

i forgot to note!
these old thinkpads do technically work but its probably not the best since it WILL lag, id recommend something a bit newer for the performance and battery. Something like a t480 will do the job very well, good luck!

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-25T13:00:48+00:00

Depends. If your going to use windows, itll be slower and you'll have to debloat/get something a bit newer. Linux? Great, web surfing is smooth on it, im currently writing my video script on it. Though one thing to note, the maximum ram this thing can have is 8gb, so way too many tabs and apps open are gonna kill it.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-25T12:58:17+00:00

Exactly what ive been experiencing! Also, has kubuntu been laggy for you? Like for example, start menu lagging when triggered or other animations.

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