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I did it! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Gullible@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world

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Finally back in Linux after so many years! My first recent attempt was waylaid by a locked down bios beyond my ability to bypass, but I’m done! Thank you, to everyone who helped out in my previous post!

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Congratulations! 🥳

Which desktop environment did you decide to go with?

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago

I went with mint’s look to start, then I’ll transition to something more conducive to my actual workflow as I relearn commands. Frankly, I’m just happy that I can find all of my relevant settings in one place again. As god intended.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

mint's cinnamon is a great starter DE, but once you get comfortable def try KDE Plasma for customization or XFCE if you want something lightweight that won't eat your ram lol

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Didn’t see this, I went with mate to start for precisely for that reason. It’s a low spec machine, so I first tried out xfce and mate. I just didn’t love the icons, menu, and general theme on xfce, and the performance hit was utterly negligible, so I went with mate. Still no regrets, though I’m having trouble figuring out some connectivity issues.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

🍪

[–] waspentalive@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What hardware was too locked down, and what did you do about that? (And if you bought new hardware what did you get?)

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It was a Lenovo minipc with an Amazon customized bios that wouldn’t offer boot options. I found some guides to get around it, but they were well beyond my capacity, so it’s been returned. Ended up getting an older used hp elitebook off of eBay. Cracked plastic on the corners knocked it down to less than $100 with some careful sniping, but it’s plenty for me to fiddle with. No complaints so far.

[–] waspentalive@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lenovo.. I have a Lenovo laptop that requires you to insert a paper clip into a tiny hole to access the boot menu or the BIOS settings. That, combined with a keyboard faux pas, puts Lenovo off the list.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Their mini pcs seem like something I’d like to revisit. Pretty rebuildable and, seemingly, a common enterprise choice. Parts will always be around for something like that