Thinking of getting this laptop - Installing Linux
 

Do you think this is a decent deal for an older laptop? I want to replace the OS anyways.
Gonna use Ubuntu.

Amazon.com: Lenovo ThinkPad E455 (20DE001PUS) notebook: A6-7000, 14-inch, 4GB, 500GB, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit preinstalled: Computers & Accessories

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Negative..

Go with linux mint instead, ubuntu interface is terrible .

I have Ubuntu 14.04 LTS LINUX on an old X61 Thinkpad it runs great for an old Intel dual-core.

A winblows 10 upgrade destroyed the MBR or something.

Install with the Ubuntu live CD and partition the hard drive (or SSD.) You can do a dual boot and keep the Windows 7.

I just upgraded 2 comps in my office to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS -- there were some issues with the installer but it worked out OK. I was looking at a flavor called Ubuntu Mate https://ubuntu-mate.org/about/

LINUX Mint is a good user desktop friendly GNU/LINUX based on Debian like Ubuntu is.

GNU/LINUX uses maybe 1/2 the hardware resources that the Microcrap Windoz OS requires so older hardware runs like new again.

The only correct desktop/laptop linux is Fedora with cinnamon desktop environment HTH

It's all personal preference. People need to find out for themselves. That is a good choice though.

Lots of nonsense in this thread. Don't listen to those who know nothing.

Take it from me - You need a macbook pro. Its the ONLY way forward. Thank me later.

That's bullshit.

Linuxmint is bases on ubuntu and debian, two versions are available.

Good luck with the install, pretty sure you will need it.

Thats nice Brand for that price.

I have CentOS running on a gigabyte brix with an i3 processor and 8gigs ram. Runs perfect for everything I do with it, but I dont use a graphical interface. Just command prompt for it.

Fedora is a RHEL beta experiment.
Mint uses the Cinnamon Desktop.

I use Kubuntu KDE on my main workstation. I prefer to use the Dolphin file management as the GNOME is a bit dumbed down IMHO. I spend a lot of the day using a terminal anyway -- desktop eyecandy is secondary to me.

At any rate, on my IBM/Lenovo, old POS :OD the main loss from Winblows was the stylus writing features of the tablet -- the pointing stylus is functional and the onscreen keyboard works fine.

Nah, Mac OSX or Fedora Linux are the only good choices for Operating Sytems. Everything else is piss trash garbage for idiots. ;)

Stick with Ubuntu. It has the best driver support for Wifi, Chipset, etc. and is easiest to install. If you are a Linux admin then go with CentOS since your servers are most likely running off of it. Do not get a Lenovo. So many BIOS issues with EFI and other related crap. Asus is a good solid brand. You can get a solid laptop for around $300. Replace the HD with a SSD and increase battery life and bootup time in the 10-15 second range.

I used cent os on servers for last 10 years(and i still do) tho i am slowly moving to debian due following reasons - if you want to install additional software on cent os, you need to deploy one or several extra repos. And when you have extra repos , sooner or later you will have conflict with libraries versions and wont be able to upgrade certain software due that. Debian so far had everything what i needed on it's default repo (source as it is called there) and i find it absurd why cent os dont have many major programs on it's default repo. Of course , if you install all programs by compiling then this wont matter.
Another thing where debian have advantage, is how if you want to install something over apt but it missing dependencies, you can automatically install all dependencies while on cent os you need to manually to install dependencies . Only disadvantage of debian is lack of ksplice for reboot-less kernel updates, tho i can live without that.

That is idiot claim, tho realistically it all depending on personal gui preference , out of 100 linux distributions which i tested only linux mint was suitable for what i needed. As feature wise there is not much difference anyway, regardless is it debian or fedora base.

The Mac-haters sure are a grouchy bunch!

I'm sorry, unless you are using Fedora or the worlds most advanced operating system Mac OSX 10.11.4 El Capitan, you are computing incorrectly and should cease and desist from engaging in such shameful behavior.

Autism is an ugly disorder :(

I use Debian for everything I do, and for laptops I always buy ASUS they have served me well for years.

It will be fine as long as you aren't planning on doing anything serious with it. General web browsing and coding probably fine. It would probably have difficulty playing any decent quality video.

A lot of people that use Linux encounter issues with wifi and their touchpad on different Lenovo laptops. Especially the touchpad. It is worth checking this out before buying a certain model. Else you will be left with some fixes that might include compiling your own kernel.
Not everybody likes that.

Neither Fedora nor Mac OSX do not have features which i need. Seems like you are the one who suffer from autism :1orglaugh

Features you need:

• A terrible OS.

Shameful

One thing is sure , i dont need "pretty" os like macosx. Functionality , not design.

Why the Linux Mint hack is an indicator of a larger problem - TechRepublic

Shameful

That's not really my problem.

You can get macbooks in gold and rose gold too now :2 cents:

Colour is important.

Well, if color is most important factor for you... Then go ahead :upsidedow

everybody knows you need a crapple....you need to pay at least 2000$ for a craptop and you need to wait in line for it like a gay boy for like 2 weeks...it becomes obsolete the moment a new crapple crap top is announced and you need the iwatch and idildo with it...also itunes...

do not be fooled by 300$ laptops that have the exact same specs! macosx runs 0.0000001% faster in 0.00002% of the applications! this is fucking huge! you will save 0.00001 seconds every day!

Agreed, OP

Exactly. How can one be expected to code correctly on a depressingly coloured black laptop?

:thumbsup for linux mint

Calling BS on mac being the ONLY way forward does not make one a hater,

If you're doing any kind of software development then a Mac is the way to go. A Mac gives you a proper Unix machine with access to real world consumer level apps. eg: Word, Pages, Numbers, Excel, Photoshop, etc.

If not, then who cares ? If you want to live in the third world land of Linux on the desktop then go for it.

Linux is great for production server environments, not so great as an all round consumer desktop OS.

What do you mean? Unity? You can install Gnome or KDE with a few clicks. Can't see any problem there.

Why do people always think their old hardware is perfect for Linux?

Linux is awesome on brand new modern hardware.

Yes you are correct, but that default ubuntu interface pissed me off somuch i simply stay away from it no matter which gui is used.

Windows is actually working fine on old hardware as well providing you using older versions but you cant get older versions legally anymore, hence linux only option.