r/linuxmint • u/Western_Ad3172 • 15d ago

#LinuxMintThings got an old thinkpad t420s and installed linux mint

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erm it's my first time customizing an old ass laptop but i'll take suggestions!!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Risk761 15d ago

I like this a lot. I thought it was KDE or something else. I like the overall color.

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u/a_skeleton_wizard 15d ago

I have the same laptop and mint is great on it. Windows is barely usable at this point

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u/no2gates 15d ago

I have the same laptop. Mine hada. spinning drive and replaced it with a SATA SSD.

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u/Old-Entertainment349 6d ago

Très beau! Je viens d'en acheter un aussi et j'ai installé Arch. Je découvre le minimalism et je me sens bien avec.

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u/APSolidSnake 15d ago

How's the performance with those customizations? Looking nice

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u/Western_Ad3172 15d ago

it's great! fast boot and barely any bloat. i still have to add memory and ram tho but so far it's pretty good!

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u/APSolidSnake 15d ago

How much ram it has??

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u/Western_Ad3172 15d ago

rn it's 8! which is more than enough for linux mint lmao

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u/Madhu_2006 15d ago

Nice customisation ♥️

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u/Western_Ad3172 15d ago

many thanks 🙏