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Is there a distro finder? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 15 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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My wife has an old Lenovo i5 thinkpad that we would like to use again with linux, before buying a new computer. I was wondering if there is a tool that I can input the model and stats of the device and it will output a few suggested distros for it.

It is the X1 Carbon 20BT with the i5-5300U Processor, it has 8gb ram. https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd100509-overview-for-thinkpad-x1-carbon-type-20bs-20bt

Update: I have installed mint xfce but am downloading cinnamon and switching to that.

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[–] anon5621@lemmy.ml 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It still powerful laptop actually, any distro will work but for newbie mint ofc :)

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I have Mint xfce downloading already. I figure I would live boot that and let her get a feel for it. Then try Cinnamon or another distro.

[–] anon5621@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Cinnamon would be better for her, in my opinion, because it's similar to Windows 7 in many logical concepts. I have many older people who have been using Mint Cinnamon since 2019, and I haven’t had to fix anything for them since then. Before that, it was a nightmare because they would click on any ads, and advertising malware would pollute the entire system.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago

I went with xfce because it said it was lighter weight. Switching to cinnamon is easy enough, I only have steam installed so far.