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Linux laptop recommendation thread๐Ÿง๐Ÿ’ป(lemmy.world)

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Iโ€™m on the market to buy a new laptop, and Lemmy has successfully coaxed and goaded me to give Linux a serious try.

Iโ€™ve never used *nix as my personal OS.

Which hardware/laptop do you recommend? And which OS to pair it with for a Linux newbie?

Iโ€™m a software engineer, and quit my job to pursue an MSc in AI. So my uses will be:

  • programming
  • study
  • browsing lemmy
  • gaming
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I just received a 2010 MacBook pro, but donโ€™t like macos and the 2010 canโ€™t support modern Mac. So, Linux. I installed budgie completely forgetting it was snap. I was planning to install LMDE. Iโ€™ve never heard Nobara OS, so will give it a shot first. Thanks!

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Nobara is just Fedora with some tweaks.

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๐•ธ๐–”๐–˜๐–˜@infosec.pub
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I was reading their site after I posted, and saw that. I do love Fedora! Itโ€™s going on the MacBook. Hopefully the antiquated hardware can handle it smoothly. Iโ€™ve always got antiX lol.

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