Board:   [DoveNet] Unix/Linux
Subject: Re: Unix Distro for an ol
From:    poindexter FORTRAN
Date:    Mon Sep 28, 2026 08:48

Subject: Re: Unix Distro for an older Thinkpad
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Subject: Re: Unix Distro for an older Thinkpad
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-=> Wilhelm wrote to All <=-

 Wi> I am setting up an old Thinkpad x200 (8gigs of RAM, SSD, new 9-cell
 Wi> battery) as my cyberdeck. What Unix distro would you recommend? I am
 Wi> leaning towards Debian + i3m or Void Linux.

 Is it a 64 bit CPU? I'd hope so. I had a couple of Thinkpads from that
 time that were 32-bit only, and distros were dropping support for
 32-bit.

 There are a ton of lightweight distros out there, I always liked the
 project that became BunsenLabs. It came with OpenBox window manager, a
 Conky display overlay showing system stats, and looked a little
 different from your usual distro.





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