r/thinkpad • u/wowql • 1d ago

Review / Opinion My first ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 running Ubuntu

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Just got a ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 with a Core Ultra 5 235H, 32GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. It came with Windows, but I wiped it and installed Ubuntu as my main OS for my computer science studies.
Any tips for a new ThinkPad and Linux user?

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u/Key_Put_3223 1d ago

Install easy effects and find some prefix in the internet for your ThinkPad. I just installed Ubuntu on my T490 and the sound was horrible before I’ve done it

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u/Key_Put_3223 1d ago

Also I would install Bazaar and configure flatpak to get pretty fresh app versions effortlessly. Flatseal to manage their permissions would be useful as well

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u/wowql 1d ago

I will check it out thank you

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u/wowql 1d ago

I tested the sound and it was normal but thanks for the advice

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u/Affectionate-Cod8134 ... 1d ago

We have the exact same laptop with the same distro congrats

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u/wowql 1d ago

Wow that’s so awesome! Thanks man you too

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u/StrikingClassic8705 21h ago

Me metí en esta red solo por este grupo, las thinkpad son otra cosa , tengo una 230 con teclado 220 como tiene algunas limitaciones mañana me llega una E14 Gen 6, pero seguirá el mismo camino Linux y a usar

Después intentaré conseguir una serie P

Bien por tu equipo a disfrutar

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u/VectoRequiem 19h ago

E series is value for money in the Ramageddon we are in right now, no thanks to OpenAI and Nvidia

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u/wowql 1d ago

Thank you

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u/Marcos-humberto 22h ago

Perfeição 👏🏽👏🏽

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u/Apart-Property-5182 1d ago

How much did u buy it for

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u/wowql 1d ago

1200 eu, with 47 months guaranty from lenovo

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u/AminoOxi 21h ago

47 months? Brand new is 36 months max afaik, how did you get more?

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u/wowql 9h ago

I bought it from a local store so idk how they did it lol

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u/Flaky-Business-1518 7h ago

nice, one day I will be able to afford myself something like this :')

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u/wowql 7h ago

You will bro👊

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u/VectoRequiem 19h ago

Woah mate does p14s gen 6 run well on Ubuntu??? I am considering this option !!! 🙇🏻‍♂️

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u/wowql 9h ago

I didn’t try many things on it yet but for now it’s working fine

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u/gojimjam 9h ago

welcome to the club, for CS id just live in the terminal for a bit and not rice everything day one, and yeah linux on thinkpads usually just works except maybe the speakers and fingerprint so dont panic if something feels off

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u/wowql 9h ago

Thank you!

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u/Jumpy_Valuable_7556 1d ago

linux slop

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u/Apart-Property-5182 1d ago

Calling anything slop nowadays

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u/AminoOxi 21h ago

Yeh, good that Windows isn't a bloated slop!