Post #792229
2026-03-26 21:50 UTC
Replies (15)
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@codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org 2026-03-26 21:53
@joeress this was a thought that popped into my head while listening to @latenightlinux
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@thegardendude@regenerate.social 2026-03-27 01:53
@codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org What’s a good Linux distro for someone new to Linux?
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@m1rk0@social.defcon42.net 2026-03-27 05:23
@codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org My 2015 machine is still running Win11 with ease and gets all the updates without issues. Yes, i had to tweak the installation process, but there are dozens of tools for dummies out there to guide you through it. I don't want to win an argument, but please tell the full story. You are hurting only yourself.
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@deadguy@rebel.ar 2026-03-26 23:09
@codemonkeymike @cybercirujas represent
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@jandi@mastodon.social 2026-03-26 23:28
@codemonkeymike Damn right! A friend asked me for help with their laptop, the manufacturer's site told me, when inquiring about the exact model, straight up TO BUY ANOTHER. An 8GB RAM Ryzen 5! The cherry on top is that, after installing Linux, fwupd worked flawlessly and updated the firmware right from the manufacturer! The laptop is fully compatible with latest EVERYTHING and they don't even advertise it. It's foolish and wildly anti-ecological. Please bring those machines to good use.
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@bhasic@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 00:11
@codemonkeymike I installed OpenSUSE Leap with KDE Plasma on old HP Elitebook Core 2 laptop. It's almost 20 years old. Works really fast without any problems.
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@JigmeDatse@social.openpsychology.net 2026-03-27 00:47
@codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org I've got a modern Linux on a Pentium III laptop. It's not great, but if I'm just wanting to write on it, or code on it, certainly a useful device. If the battery was good, it would basically be very nice option for me. Sadly, I get about 15 minutes out of the battery, and replacements are more than the machine is worth.
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@andybrwn@sfba.social 2026-03-27 01:36
@codemonkeymike I need to learn about this
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@Sylkykat@mstdn.social 2026-03-27 02:03
@codemonkeymike Switching to #Ubuntu has given my laptop years of further service. My laptop wouldn't have been able to run Windows 11, and I wanted out of the Windows mess anyway.
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@vwestlife@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 02:06
@codemonkeymike Older versions of Windows and Mac OS install on them anyway, too. (I'm typing this from a computer running Windows XP.)
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@Hans@kirche.social 2026-03-27 03:19
@codemonkeymike Zustimmung.
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@f800gecko@mastodon.online 2026-03-27 03:24
@codemonkeymike Exactly. My 13-y-o MacBook is exciting again. And once again performing like the day I first unboxed it. Because Linux/GNU.
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@technically_good@techhub.social 2026-03-27 03:54
@codemonkeymike Yes!! I have an ASUS Vivobook from when I was in grad school ca. 2016 - would have likely gone to the Eco station if I'd tried to install Win 11 on it. Instead, it is humming along juuuust fine with @pop_os_official on it. I use it to do research and write articles for my blog, plus assorted feed reading, browsing, email, all that good stuff. Even some light Steam gaming. And it looks sleeker than Windows ever did! #Linux #upcycle
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@oz1sej@mastodon.online 2026-03-27 05:29
@codemonkeymike Sometimes I feel like I live in a bubble. I teach kids (12-20), and by far the most of them have never even heard of Linux. It's win or mac for them - there is no third option 😞
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@QCCEChris@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 06:50
@codemonkeymike You know, the CUP or C.U.P. is a perfect name for the perversion of AI infested systems. Since they will be spying on you all day and all night. #Blue #MicrosoftCUP #AppleCUP