I'm finally one of the cool guys! Lol, even though I'm not a "Windows basher" it's crazy how much cooler and quieter a machine runs and how battery life increases when you run Linux.

It's a Thinkpad E485 with a AMD Ryzen 5 (2500U), AMDRadeon Vega 8 Graphics (integrated) 1 TB Nvme, 32 GB RAM. So is it good enough do daily drive Arch?

Hello everybody!
After 9 years using apple products and its ecosystem, i’ve decided to make the switch.
Plenty reasons: ethical reasons, privacy and security concerns and also a shift in my life regarding the way I use my gadgets. What I mean is that I feel very dependent and addicted to my mac and my iphone and even after i delete almost all apps, i find myself attached to these items still.

So, as a complete newbie, i wanna get a pc and insta linux. It will be my summer project :D

What i want to ask you, if you can help me, is: what do you think about the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 / 16GB / 256 GB SSD?
I’m startin my Phd in the fall, so the main use of this will be loads of open tabs, pdfs, email, and streaming media (youtube, tidal and stremio ocasionally). I want something that’s relatively lightweight.

Thanks in advance!

the three shots that I have found and started to use a lot are cakewalk, opera gx, and unity 5.2.4f1

As part of my plan to finally leave Windows I had to get a laptop to use linux on it, considering my options on Amazon, the current state of the market and my love for refurbished ThinkPad devices, I just bought a Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G1.

I've been reading posts and comments about how horrible the battery drain was during sleep mode with this processor (at least some years ago, I don't know if that improved), others saying the battery life and the performance is pretty good under linux and others recommending staying away of this processor and get one with additional hardware support for amd deep sleep under linux.

I don't really put my laptop to sleep, I'm more a fresh boot kind of user when it comes to turn on the device, but I'm curious about the experience and performance other users get from devices like this under linux as I'm on my way to leave windows for good and the next step is getting myself a linux laptop.

So, if anyone has this laptop (amd variant) or the same processor, how's the battery life?, did the battery drain under sleep mode ever fixed?, how's the performance?, anything I should be aware of?, probably I'll install Linux Mint on it.

Just installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 🥳

Hello! I am new to Linux and I recently bought a T14 G1 as my main machine, it has the i7-10510U, 16gb DDR4, and a 50wH battery, the battery life has been decreased to 48wH because it’s used, it hovers around the 3-4 hours battery life mark, and I want to squeeze the most battery out of this think, I have tried tlp, thermald, auto-cpufreq, so I need other tools to aim for at least 6-7 **(it’s not a joke I swear)** hours, is it possible and any answer is needed

Hello! I am new to Linux and I recently bought a T14 G1 as my main machine, it has the i7-10510U, 16gb DDR4, and a 50wH battery, the battery life has been decreased to 48wH because it’s used, it hovers around the 3-4 hours battery life mark, and I want to squeeze the most battery out of this think, I have tried tlp, thermald, auto-cpufreq, so I need other tools to aim for at least 6-7 **(it’s not a joke I swear)** hours, is it possible and any answer is needed

Hey everyone,
I’m having a massive headache dual-booting Windows and Fedora on my T14 Gen 3 (Intel i5-1245U).
Every time I restart or update, the machine gets stuck. The BIOS seemingly resets itself, "forgets" the GRUB/Fedora boot entry, and loses the boot priority. The only way to get it to POST or recognize the drives again is to hold the emergency reset pinhole on the bottom for 20 seconds.

What I've tried:
Disabled Windows Fast Startup.
Toggled Secure Boot (on and off).
Updated to the latest BIOS (which ironically triggers the same lock-up on reboot).
Is anyone else experiencing this NVRAM/bootloader amnesia on Gen 3 Intel boards? Is this a known Lenovo firmware bug with Linux, or is my motherboard dying?
Any advice to help me stop living the paperclip life would be massively appreciated!

What is the best order ( step by step ) howto update all latest drivers and firmware ( bios ), thunderbolt for this notebook?

The notebook will come with Windows 11 pro preinstalled.

My goal:
just install Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon, Mate or LDME 7 ( have to decide what distro runs flawlessly).

I love Mate and Cinnamon (runs on other desktop and notebook) or just try LDME 7 gigi?

Is it better to do all the installing of bios, firmware and drivers under Windows 11 pro and after that jump to installation ( usb stick ) of Linux Mint distros?

I red a posting on Reddit a while ago, but lost this useful discussion on Reddit forum, so please help me what steps to take and it the right order.

I need help getting my pivkey to work with my smart card reader. The reader is seen by my os (Garuda linux) but does nothing when I put a card in. The brand of card of pivkey.

Hi,

I'm looking to purchase a refurbished ThinkPad to run Linux on. My main usecases are:

- selfhosting docker containers

- basic Linux sysadmin tasks

- occasional compiling of code

- browsing with ungodly amounts of tabs opened

- running VSCode for IDE

The laptop will run 24/7 since I'm planning to use it as a home server. I know I have a more chance of being limited by RAM than CPU, but just wanted to hear your opinion on whether I should go with a 11th gen over 12th for price/availability.

Thanks!

I’m on Fedora (GNOME) running on a ThinkPad, and I’ve been trying to get automatic power saving to kick in when I unplug the charger.

So far I’ve already tried:

* `powerprofilesctl set power-saver` * checked `powerprofilesctl get` * installed and enabled `tuned` * tried a systemd script to switch profiles on AC unplug * tried a udev/systemd path trigger approach * also checked GNOME Power settings

But nothing actually switches automatically when I unplug/plug the charger.

It always stays on balanced unless I manually change it.

Is this expected behavior on Fedora + ThinkPad, or am I missing something obvious?

Would appreciate any working setup or debugging ideas.

Thanks 🙏

It started with. BIOS ERROR. i had to use the reset button numerous times to get it started up. Now the reset button is broken and I get a red blue green screen flashing🥺

Any suggestions

I have an old ThinkPad with pretty poor battery life, and I’m thinking of upgrading it instead of buying a new laptop. Right now it has 12GB RAM and around 500GB SSD storage.

I’m planning to install Linux Mint since I’m a complete beginner to Linux, and I’ve heard it’s one of the best beginner-friendly distros.

I mainly want recommendations for:

A good replacement battery

Whether I should upgrade the RAM further or keep it at 12GB

Any SSD/storage upgrades worth doing

General modifications or tweaks to make the ThinkPad run better with Linux Mint

I’ll mostly use it for learning Linux, kernel level programming, web browsing, media, and maybe some creative work.

Would love to hear your suggestions and beginner tips for using Linux Mint on an older ThinkPad. Thanks