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Is there a distro finder? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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My wife has an old Lenovo i5 thinkpad that we would like to use again with linux, before buying a new computer. I was wondering if there is a tool that I can input the model and stats of the device and it will output a few suggested distros for it.

It is the X1 Carbon 20BT with the i5-5300U Processor, it has 8gb ram. https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd100509-overview-for-thinkpad-x1-carbon-type-20bs-20bt

Update: I have installed mint xfce but am downloading cinnamon and switching to that.

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[–] orionsbelt@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

not sure of a tool like that but you can learn a lot about distros & reqs here: https://distrowatch.com/

for that machine, check out linux mint lmde, based on debian, if you’re looking for something stable & has minimal learning curve.

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