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pHr34kY ,

Yes, but it already had Linux on it.

FuglyDuck ,
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Well, usually I install Linux on new laptops that then become old.

But also, I distrohop , so I also install on old laptops…

MonkderDritte ,

Define “old”.

ipsirc ,
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It can’t run the latest FarCry smoothly.

ManniSturgis ,

If by “latest” you mean any of them, then yes.

Waffelson OP ,

laptops with 32x processor or bios instead of uefi

MonkderDritte ,

Then, no. Mine is from 2017.

Petter1 ,

Well, my macbook pro from 2009 is 64bit and normally uses efi but in order to get the nvidia GPU running I had to force it to boot grub2 using legcy Bios by using a CDrom for the ArchISO.

Shareni ,

I install Linux.

rem26_art ,
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i'll put linux on every laptop i can get my grubby little hands on

meekah ,
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heh, GRUB

rem26_art ,
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honestly, I wasn't even thinking about GRUB when I sad that, but lmao it works so well

meekah ,
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Unintended puns are the best

Twig ,
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LILO it works so well

public_image_ltd ,
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I am running Mint on a MacBook Air from 2008

JackGreenEarth ,

How does it run? That’s not your main machine, I hope.

public_image_ltd ,
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Definitely not. But still okay for browsing and mail. My main machine is a 27” 5K iMac from 2014 that is running MacOs Sonoma under open core.

Petter1 ,

Why not mint there as well??

public_image_ltd ,
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Can‘t run DaVinci resolve as good and a bunch of other reasons. MacOS can be pretty nice.

Petter1 ,

I see, I give macOS another shot on my newly acquired 2013 retina MacBookPro (pf course for free). And is it only to finally get my TOTP out of apple keychain 🤣🤟🏻

LucidNightmare ,

I replaced the battery and RAM on a Macbook Pro 8,1 running Pop_OS recently and the damn thing didn’t even work better. The battery still only lasted around an hour or two on medium brightness and YouTube @ 720p. Absolutely garbage, and it really made me feel like a fool for spending the extra money on that damn thing.

public_image_ltd ,
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Does it still run with a HD? Upgrading to SSD really accelerated mine.

LucidNightmare ,

I had also replaced the HDD with an SSD. :(

cmnybo ,

Every computer I own runs Linux or BSD. I still use a Thinkpad X200T running Arch.

DriftinGrifter ,

A fellow BSD fan =D

stanleytweedle ,

I’m still running LXDE on an Acer netbook I got in 2010 or so. Tiny, underpowered little thing but still has a physical NIC which is why I still love it.

NegativeLookBehind ,
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Of course. A large part of my network infrastructure is old laptops running various Linux distros.

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