I installed Linux Mint for the first time on my personal Laptop just a few months ago, and it ran so well that I didn't want to mess with it to try out different distros.
But today, my company's IT department announced that they have some spare old Laptops to give away (technically because they didn't meet the specs for Windows 11, didn't stop the IT department from giving them out with Windows 11 pre installed though)
So now I got a few devices to play around with!! They're a Precision 7530 and a Latitude 7390 2-in-1!
I already got ZorinOS running on the little guy because apparently Zorin is nice for Touchscreen support. For the big guy I was initially thinking that I could try Bazzite, but the installer was like "Intel UHD Graphics aren't really recommended" so I might try something else first. Any recommendations? I mainly just want to try as many different flavors of Linux as I can haha
I've become quite the fan of Fedora with KDE. Running Fedora 43 on both my couch Thinkpad and my gaming desktop. Only issue I'm having with it is sleep functionality on the desktop, which just sucks (it likes to not wake up from sleep) so I have that set to not go to sleep, just turn the screen off when idle.
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azvasKvklenko @sh.itjust.works - 2hr
Yeah, I’m normally an Arch guy, but gave Fedora with KDE a shot when I bought Framework. It's pretty sweet, does everything I want and never bothers me
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Ooops @feddit.org - 10min
and never bothers me
For some time... but nowadays I would never go for anything not rolling release anymore.
Because those distro upgrades were traditionally when something broke (or there were just too many changes requiring my attention at the same time), triggering a fresh install... usually combined with trying another distro.
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Victor - 1hr
Do you find that Arch bothers you in any way, would you say? How if so?
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kwomp2 @sh.itjust.works - 1hr
can you do gaming on fedora? like, run pirated games or use steam?
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Ooops @feddit.org - 10min
yes, it's linux...
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NewNewAugustEast @lemmy.zip - 1hr
I always wonder why mint is the one people try. It seems so out of date.
Fedora these days works really well and is really up to date.
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winkerjadams @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 28min
Is there something wrong with mint?
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Interstellar_1 - 12min
Personally the ui looks a bit outdated and there's less customization than most other distros
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DIY KARMA KIT - 4hr
If you wanna have fun, i woild recommend bedrock linux, haven't tried it, but it sounds cool and interesting. Also nixos might be fun to try in my opinion.
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radswid @feddit.org - 4hr
Nix might be a bit overwhelming when his first installation of linux was only a few months ago, I guess :D
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DIY KARMA KIT - 3hr
It might be overwhelming but still fun to explore new things, right?
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python @lemmy.world - 2hr
Ooh, Nix looks interesting, I'd be down for the challenge!
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UNY0N @lemmy.wtf - 2hr
Nix is such a cool project. If I had more time I'd definitely give it a go.
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UNY0N @lemmy.wtf - 3hr
I ran bazzite on a Lenovo flexpad with Intel und 630 graphics and it ran perfectly. I even ran mechwarrior 5 on it, albeit with the graphics details turned down so low that it looked like a mechwarrior game from the 1990s.
I'd give bazzite a go. Learning about how to install and use distroboxes is also lots of Linux fun.
Edit: also, you literally cannot break any of the immutable fedora distros. Very newbie friendly.
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Bluegrass_Addict @lemmy.ca - 3hr
warning for bazzite: It's very restrictive and doesn't let you actually manipulate it like most distros. if you're even remotely tech savvy and want to explore/play around in Linux, do NOT install bazzite.
if you don't care, and want their team to 'protect you' from doing pc damage, the. use bazzite.
(backstory; I went to modify my fstab, it allowed me to with no issues. I broke the file.. fine, went to edit it to revert back.. root access was revoked and I was told to f myself by bazzite. I had to enter grub? (can't fully remember) to modify it back which worked but was a pain in the ass I should have had to do. promptly uninstalled and never looked back.)
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Mereo - 2hr
if you don't care, and want their team to 'protect you' from doing pc damage, the. use bazzite.
I would say that most people fall into this category. They just want to install the operating system and start working or gaming.
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PerogiBoi @lemmy.ca - 2hr
You do a massive disservice to the overwhelming majority of computer users.
To everyone else: if you want a computer that just works and don’t want to fuck around with the command line, Bazzite is perfect. It should be recommended over Linux Mint.
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Ooops @feddit.org - 7min
You do a massive disservice to the overwhelming majority of computer users.
By explicitly telling the rest why Bazzite probably isn't for them?
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python @lemmy.world - 2hr
Well now I want to install it just to try to break it lol
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boredsquirrel - 2hr
Computertruhe could be happy about well working laptops! Dont hoard ;) you can try distros with external SSDs
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python @lemmy.world - 2hr
That's actually an awesome project and I'm coincidentally moving close to one of their locations soon :o
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INeedMana - 3hr
Maybe not exactly what you are asking for but try out yunohost. Since you have some spares, one can be self-hosting stuff
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python @lemmy.world - 2hr
That's a neat pointer! I have been meaning to look into self-hosting anyway since my AWS free tier is running out pretty soon and I need a new place to cheaply plant down my in-development website project haha
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SlicedPotato @feddit.dk - 29min
Bazzite is the more gaming oriented flavour of Universal Blue's distros, but take a look at Bluefin if you wanna try something similar (but not focused on gaming, although gaming also works fine on it). I've used it for about a year or so myself, and I love it. It's immutable so it "just works", but I can still play around and tinker with distroboxes or VMs.
python in linux @lemmy.ml
And so it begins
I installed Linux Mint for the first time on my personal Laptop just a few months ago, and it ran so well that I didn't want to mess with it to try out different distros.
But today, my company's IT department announced that they have some spare old Laptops to give away (technically because they didn't meet the specs for Windows 11, didn't stop the IT department from giving them out with Windows 11 pre installed though)
So now I got a few devices to play around with!! They're a Precision 7530 and a Latitude 7390 2-in-1!
I already got ZorinOS running on the little guy because apparently Zorin is nice for Touchscreen support. For the big guy I was initially thinking that I could try Bazzite, but the installer was like "Intel UHD Graphics aren't really recommended" so I might try something else first. Any recommendations? I mainly just want to try as many different flavors of Linux as I can haha
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I've become quite the fan of Fedora with KDE. Running Fedora 43 on both my couch Thinkpad and my gaming desktop. Only issue I'm having with it is sleep functionality on the desktop, which just sucks (it likes to not wake up from sleep) so I have that set to not go to sleep, just turn the screen off when idle.
Yeah, I’m normally an Arch guy, but gave Fedora with KDE a shot when I bought Framework. It's pretty sweet, does everything I want and never bothers me
For some time... but nowadays I would never go for anything not rolling release anymore.
Because those distro upgrades were traditionally when something broke (or there were just too many changes requiring my attention at the same time), triggering a fresh install... usually combined with trying another distro.
Do you find that Arch bothers you in any way, would you say? How if so?
can you do gaming on fedora? like, run pirated games or use steam?
yes, it's linux...
I always wonder why mint is the one people try. It seems so out of date.
Fedora these days works really well and is really up to date.
Is there something wrong with mint?
Personally the ui looks a bit outdated and there's less customization than most other distros
If you wanna have fun, i woild recommend bedrock linux, haven't tried it, but it sounds cool and interesting. Also nixos might be fun to try in my opinion.
Nix might be a bit overwhelming when his first installation of linux was only a few months ago, I guess :D
It might be overwhelming but still fun to explore new things, right?
Ooh, Nix looks interesting, I'd be down for the challenge!
Nix is such a cool project. If I had more time I'd definitely give it a go.
I ran bazzite on a Lenovo flexpad with Intel und 630 graphics and it ran perfectly. I even ran mechwarrior 5 on it, albeit with the graphics details turned down so low that it looked like a mechwarrior game from the 1990s.
I'd give bazzite a go. Learning about how to install and use distroboxes is also lots of Linux fun.
Edit: also, you literally cannot break any of the immutable fedora distros. Very newbie friendly.
warning for bazzite: It's very restrictive and doesn't let you actually manipulate it like most distros. if you're even remotely tech savvy and want to explore/play around in Linux, do NOT install bazzite.
if you don't care, and want their team to 'protect you' from doing pc damage, the. use bazzite.
(backstory; I went to modify my fstab, it allowed me to with no issues. I broke the file.. fine, went to edit it to revert back.. root access was revoked and I was told to f myself by bazzite. I had to enter grub? (can't fully remember) to modify it back which worked but was a pain in the ass I should have had to do. promptly uninstalled and never looked back.)
I would say that most people fall into this category. They just want to install the operating system and start working or gaming.
You do a massive disservice to the overwhelming majority of computer users.
To everyone else: if you want a computer that just works and don’t want to fuck around with the command line, Bazzite is perfect. It should be recommended over Linux Mint.
By explicitly telling the rest why Bazzite probably isn't for them?
Well now I want to install it just to try to break it lol
Computertruhe could be happy about well working laptops! Dont hoard ;) you can try distros with external SSDs
That's actually an awesome project and I'm coincidentally moving close to one of their locations soon :o
Maybe not exactly what you are asking for but try out yunohost. Since you have some spares, one can be self-hosting stuff
That's a neat pointer! I have been meaning to look into self-hosting anyway since my AWS free tier is running out pretty soon and I need a new place to cheaply plant down my in-development website project haha
Bazzite is the more gaming oriented flavour of Universal Blue's distros, but take a look at Bluefin if you wanna try something similar (but not focused on gaming, although gaming also works fine on it). I've used it for about a year or so myself, and I love it. It's immutable so it "just works", but I can still play around and tinker with distroboxes or VMs.
GL! Hope you have a great time.
Check out https://www.wesnoth.org/ and https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page :D
Snagged a thinkpad today for just over 100$. Guy mentioned it was because of windows 11. Its hippie christmas for linux!