Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad

On Di 13 Aug 2024 at 05:20, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

On 2024-08-13, Jack Strangio <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> wrote:
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root <NoEMail@home.org> writes:
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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.

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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.

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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

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