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Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad

From Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad
Date 2024-08-13 17:32 +0200
Organization i2pn2 (i2pn.org)
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On Di 13 Aug 2024 at 05:20, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

> On 2024-08-13, Jack Strangio <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> root <NoEMail@home.org> writes:
>>
>>> The model is Ideapad 1.15UL7 and comes with Win 11 installed.
>>> I have been running linux on it using an external USB stick.
>>> I would rather eliminate the USB if I can.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for suggestions.
>>
>> Linux works well with Lenovo/IBM machinery.  These days I only buy Lenovo. 
>> I customise it when buying it to work very well with Linux.
>
> The laptop I'm writing this on is a Lenovo T410.  This is my second Lenovo;
> I choose them for the professional-grade keyboard, but they also run Linux
> quite well.

+1

And there are always good refurbished models on the market for a good
price.

> LibreOffice does just about anything MS Office will, unless you're
> one of those Excel gurus who uses every little feature.  VLC and
> mpv do a good job of playing videos and sound files.  The latest
> versions of Firefox and Thunderbird are available to surf the Web
> and process e-mail, and xscreensaver is a prettier screen saver
> than anything you'll find under Windows.  There are lots of Linux
> utilities out there that will do just about anything you want, if
> you can live with the fact that they might be a bit different from
> their Windows counterparts.  Most of these utilities come with a
> standard Linux distro, and installation is a breeze.

I live in Emacs and the writing is done with TeX/LaTeX (inside Emacs).
Calc-Mode and Org-Mode are also improtant for me.

'Andreas

-- 
ceterum censeo redmondinem esse delendam

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Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2024-08-12 18:35 +0000
  Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> - 2024-08-12 13:08 -0700
    Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2024-08-13 18:48 +0000
  Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-12 22:12 +0200
    Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2024-08-13 18:50 +0000
  Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Jack Strangio  <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> - 2024-08-13 04:12 +0000
    Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Michael Uplawski <michael.uplawski@uplawski.eu> - 2024-08-13 07:03 +0200
    Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-08-13 05:20 +0000
      Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-13 05:52 +0000
      Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2024-08-13 17:32 +0200
        Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-08-13 17:17 +0000
          Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-13 18:53 +0100
      Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Jack Strangio  <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> - 2024-08-14 01:50 +0000
  Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-08-13 01:17 -0400
    Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-08-13 05:28 +0000
      Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-08-13 02:22 -0400

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