I may be forced to get a new laptop soon. I'm considering getting something more affordable, that runs smoothly with Linux, and covers my needs. Can you help me out? (Details inside) Submitted by An_Old_Big_Tree on January 13, 2020 at 11:33 AM in lobby 32 comments 7
[deleted] wrote on January 13, 2020 at 12:16 PM (edited on January 13, 2020 at 12:22 PM) Permalink 3 mofongo wrote on January 13, 2020 at 12:42 PM Fedora is not beginner friendly, having non-free software work is a bit of a chore. Permalink Parent 4 ziq wrote on January 13, 2020 at 1:42 PM Yeah that's just going to frustrate them. Permalink Parent 3 throwaway wrote on January 14, 2020 at 12:47 PM Not at all. Elementary OS is perhaps the easiest Linux distro to get going with, and it's FOSS (unless you choose to install proprietary drivers of course). Permalink Parent 1 An_Old_Big_Tree OP wrote on January 14, 2020 at 12:37 PM Yeah, I really need a laptop. I move around a lot. Permalink Parent 2
mofongo wrote on January 13, 2020 at 12:42 PM Fedora is not beginner friendly, having non-free software work is a bit of a chore. Permalink Parent 4 ziq wrote on January 13, 2020 at 1:42 PM Yeah that's just going to frustrate them. Permalink Parent 3 throwaway wrote on January 14, 2020 at 12:47 PM Not at all. Elementary OS is perhaps the easiest Linux distro to get going with, and it's FOSS (unless you choose to install proprietary drivers of course). Permalink Parent 1
ziq wrote on January 13, 2020 at 1:42 PM Yeah that's just going to frustrate them. Permalink Parent 3
throwaway wrote on January 14, 2020 at 12:47 PM Not at all. Elementary OS is perhaps the easiest Linux distro to get going with, and it's FOSS (unless you choose to install proprietary drivers of course). Permalink Parent 1
An_Old_Big_Tree OP wrote on January 14, 2020 at 12:37 PM Yeah, I really need a laptop. I move around a lot. Permalink Parent 2
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