men will literally buy used thinkpad and install arch #linux instead of going to therapy
nixCraft π§
men will literally buy used thinkpad and install arch #linux instead of going to therapy 78 comments
Chris Colvin :blobcat:
@monospace @popey @nixCraft having bought my T480 last year, itβs not even close, even after full upgrades π
Shikaka
@ZombieRasputin @nixCraft and my dependency management team doesn't help make it feel better
Chumchum Tumtum
DesRoin :fullstacklive:
@nixCraft You can't get an appointment anyway, so old Thinkpad and Arch it is xD
mikatonteri
@nixCraft got a T420 I got for cheap 6 years ago running Arch like a boss. That would have been two therapist visits at a maximum. I count this as an absolute win.
afrangry
@nixCraft if you bother to install arch Linux, then probably you'll be interested in stali, too: https://sta.li
Miss adderal girl
@nixCraft I will never use a thinkpad because the fn key is swapped with the ctrl key
that's enough to absolutely kill the vibe
Natasha Nox πΊπ¦π΅πΈ
@nixCraft Having used both I can confidently say that the laptop at least works.
SiliconFarmer
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yakkoj π¦
@nixCraft that's because if they're in USA, "buy used thinkpad and install Arch Linux" actually has the tendency to be MORE PRODUCTIVE (and actually affordable) than dealing with USA's "mental health system". (I say that realizing the OP was a joke, but the mental heath system here really does need reform ;o)
Jaap van Vliet π³π±πͺπΊ
@nixCraft Agree. Linux From Scratch is even better. Like Sheldon Cooper said, re-installing your favorite OS is very relaxing π
OpenComputeDesign
@nixCraft *closes ebay tabs* Nooooo how dare you call, *ahem* someone else out like thisss π
Stephan Witz
I saw this and immediately thought "Hey, I could use a decent thinkpad, I wonder what used ones are going for?".
Ponder Stibbons π§π·π©πͺ
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maddiedrake (she/her)
@nixCraft omg lol i spent years installing/reinstalling arch on laptop, desktop, anywhere i could⦠What was i working through??
BiggestBulb π‘π³οΈβππ§βπ»
@nixCraft just an fyi, Fastfetch is an awesome alternative to Neofetch that runs quite a bit quicker: https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch Congrats on the new computer! I've heard Thinkpads are great! |
@nixCraft i know... I also consider Void Linux.