/sci/ - Soyence and Technology

sure unless they have some kind of block at the BIOS level

>>13499
in that case, what's an ideal starter linux distro for a wintoddler to transition with?

>>13501
ubuntu

>>13519
this. just use ubuntu, anything else is a meme

>>13520
baiterald

>>13501
if you know how to read a wiki and dont care about freedom, arch
if you dont know how to read and dont know what a terminal is, mint
if you know what youre doing and care about freedom, gemtoo
if you have a bios password,
https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/50069290/#50069606
https://web.archive.org/web/20170804031503/http://xiphmont.livejournal.com/70560.html

>>13530
after doing that you should install libreboot if you can, you already opened your thinkpad up anyway

>>13530
i can confirm that the /g/ method works on an X200 btw, but you should jam a screwdriver in between the pins instead of holding a flat head on top, twist it a little, so it makes good contact at all times
if you let go of it or dont have good contact you have to re-do the entire thing

>recommending arch to a beginner
why is the GNU schizo like this

>>13552
that isn't the GNU schizo though, he uses parabola (unless he changed which is likely considering how fast he changed his mind about wayland)
also arch IS the most beginner friendly system I have seen, to install it you just type "archinstall", and if you want any software you can install it from the AUR (so you don't even need to be able to run make)

>>13532
you know it’s right though

>>13588
arch is for people who want shit to werk but dont care about freedom, so beginners who have no clue what theyre doing
arch is piss easy to use, and so is parabola if you know what hardware you need to run it and have everything (including wifi and gpu hardware acceleration) work
>>13595
ubuntu is too hard for me to use, and its nonfree, so i use parabola

>>13501
slackware is pretty good, you will not have to worry about wintoddler stuff like updating

OP here i haven't checked the thread since like 10 minutes after i made it because i'm an ADHDGOD
right now i'm busy trying to dox someone but afterwards i'll probably just try to install arch on the thinkpads until i can get used to linux enough to try another distro even doe it's troonslop

>>13970
dont fall for the arch meme retard, its not a beginner distro

>>14006
arch has an install script now albeit. if you get guhnome it requires basically no maintenance unless you fuck something up

>>13501
>in that case, what's an ideal starter linux distro for a wintoddler to transition with?
SteamOS.

>>14010
idk I use mx Linux and it werks

If you have a hard drive enclosure, try taking the hard drives out of the laptops and then putting them into the enclosure. Then connect the enclosure to your normal computer (assuming you have one). To wipe it, you could try reformatting it but if that doesn't work try going into the command prompt and running diskpart for wiping the drives squeaky clean. Afterwards you'll need to initialize, partition, and format the hard drive to be able to use it. You may have to experiment with the partitioning a little for installing linux but idk. Now you can put the hard drives back into their respective laptops. Then you will have to enter the BIOS/utility setup in those laptops and change the boot priority so that usb/thumb drives are at the top of the list.


As for linux, there are a plethora of linux-type operating systems that all serve different purposes.
Installing a linux OS should be dirt easy, simply download the ISO image for the OS of your choice, and then plug a thumb drive into your computer and use a program like balena etcher (warning: although simple to use this program is shitty at times) or rufus to burn the ISO image to the thumb drive. Then stick it into the laptops, turn them on, and something should pop up hopefully. Hope everything goes gemmy!

>>13501
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