Thinkpad t450 Linux Conversion

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  • Just a video of me converting my last Windows laptop to Linux - a Fairly reasonable Thinkpad T450.

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  • @retafmil
    @retafmil 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    With so many people complaining about Windows 11, it seems like Linus is a good alternate. Thanks!

    • @adamtajhassam9188
      @adamtajhassam9188 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      depends on apps you run can run better & not everyone is built like a programmer. People need a system that works w out programming . Win 10 only supports updates now w paid updates. Ziron os seems like the best alternative 4 these old "Systems".

    • @SmaMan
      @SmaMan 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@adamtajhassam9188 Uhh, no it doesn't. Win10 is still free getting updates for another year and a half, at least.

    • @kishirisu1268
      @kishirisu1268 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If you are not skilled to fix Windows what are you will do with Linux?

  • @mashaleng
    @mashaleng 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Ordering 2x T460 ThinkPad for my home office, i5 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD. They come with Win 10 Pro but I will install MX Linux KDE 64-bit AHS. Dirt cheap now as refurbished, the best laptops ever. I was an IBM reseller since 35 years ago. Thinkpads were unbeatable always, especially the T400 series.

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      fuck Microsoft I love that it's so perfect

  • @MnemonicCarrier
    @MnemonicCarrier 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I loved my T450 when it was running Linux. Really enjoyed using that laptop.

  • @BWGPEI
    @BWGPEI 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Happens I did the RAM & SSD thing on a Lenovo T-500 followed by Linux Mint / Cinnamon. I works so well that then got new batteries for it. Having loaded the entire Baen free library, it make a great EBook reader thanks to Calibre.

  • @kevinforth7618
    @kevinforth7618 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I had a similar experience with Windows 10. Regardless of configuration or registry settings, Windows would just consume the CPU if left idle for a few minutes, making the fan sound like a jet taking off. I moved to Linux and never looked back. Couldn't be happier. I now run Linux on all my laptops. No Windows in my house today.

    • @tony001212
      @tony001212 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The same happened to me, result that my pc was infected with a mining virus, I use windows just to play videogames.

  • @gholg8074
    @gholg8074 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I have a T470. We got it used when the company my wife works for upgraded to new laptops. I keep Windows since she uses it for work. I installed a second SSD and installed Linux on it, for me. I had issues installing Linux, specifically when creating the UEFI partition, but after that it's been a smooth experience. The SSD I installed was: Dogfish M.2 2242 SSD 250 GB 3D NAND TLC SATA III 6 Gb/s

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah I don't know specifically about the t470 but I've had issues with pre-intel 6th gen cpus and UEFI. Its "supported" but I've largely had problems getting it to behave well.

  • @kamalmahmoud2385
    @kamalmahmoud2385 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for posting the video I really enjoyed it

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it. I'm not professional but I hope to be entertaining from time to time.

  • @Truck-This-56
    @Truck-This-56 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your video are awesome thank u

  • @fubarsnafu4994
    @fubarsnafu4994 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Gparted and wipe the partition. screw grub you don't need windows. Lenovo ThinkPad T400 series are excellent laptops. I've owned three and just sold two. Still a viable machine even by today's standards. I've had the i7's and i5. either way a tight square body Linux machine. You totally nailed it on the selection fer sure!

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh for sure! And having 2 batteries (even not in the best shape) it does still get some pretty decent battery life.

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And from what I've seen other than the CPUs being soldered the rest of the machine is fairly reparable and affordable.

    • @fubarsnafu4994
      @fubarsnafu4994 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mine are socketed G2 ivybridge/sandybridge either work even with socket shrinkage @@CitCatComputing

  • @davidhamm5626
    @davidhamm5626 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for the tip on slimbook, I have a couple laptops to try it on. Also, try sticking your phone charger cord in the the charge port, I think it will work...my HP has one...

  • @StefanDim
    @StefanDim 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Linux is good for servers, media centre, casual browsing and watching youtube. If it was more widely supported by most software companies like Photoshop, AutoCad etc, would convert all of my machines to different distros. And nope, I am not scared to use Terminal, pretty familiar with Backtrack years ago, Kali as well. Currently I have 7/24 hosting with 5 websites in my house, done and maintained by myself.

  • @ati7474
    @ati7474 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You did very well. Your machine will also have a longer life. Linux distributions do not torture the machine like Windows. 🙂

  • @taskentlutsow2110
    @taskentlutsow2110 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Where can one get the Star Trek wallpaper?

  • @regwatson2017
    @regwatson2017 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ram and ssd. What else could you upgrade on that old thing apart from those two items anyway ? Its not worth the hassle and you'll probably break something if you try to replace that screen.

  • @billytk1225
    @billytk1225 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You had my LIKE right after the bit with John Malkovich saying 'F* Microsoft'

  • @abduraghmaandaames6751
    @abduraghmaandaames6751 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Im using now Ubuntu linux 24.04 lts with flathub market yes i do use the terminal almost on a daily basis

  • @dragonmester9814
    @dragonmester9814 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Im trying myself to switch to linux, rn running a dual boot with arch linux and windows, only keeping windows because i have no alternative for photoshop im comfortable yet, and I need sharing screen with audio, sadly linux doesnt have a reliable way to do so, even the flatpaks that say they can do that, usually give a really laggy stream because of video encoding or something... if anyone got sujestions of a discord alternative that works with screen sharing + audio i would be happy to try

  • @user-re3ln5cs1p
    @user-re3ln5cs1p 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    but old version of windows is pritty better and fast don't you think

  • @mopeybloke
    @mopeybloke 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If you're that unhappy with the screen, search for a possible replacement. Seems like a lot of thinkpads can take more than one.
    Edit: You should've shown us the system resource consumption under Mint.

  • @abduraghmaandaames6751
    @abduraghmaandaames6751 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Runing Linux 24.04lts on a dell vostro 200

  • @jackfrost-lh7tn
    @jackfrost-lh7tn 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Written by Mistral ollama AI from my input. I responding to an TH-cam video. Can you add some humor to it. >Thanks for not being AI much appreciate a real live human voice. Its a rare nowadays.>Absolutely, here's a humorous response:
    "Ah, the simple pleasures in life, like hearing a real live human voice instead of a robotic AI! I mean, who needs advanced technology when we have good old-fashioned human communication? Next thing you know, they'll invent something that can make toast without burning it. What a world!" 🤓🍞 #HumanVsAI #ToastJokes #KeepItReal

  • @Truck-This-56
    @Truck-This-56 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a Thinkpad T530 with i5 and 16gig ram and 512 gig ssd

  • @wobbler6372
    @wobbler6372 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm. On Linux is very capable

  • @jonathaningram4672
    @jonathaningram4672 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why not just put it on a usb 3.0 n boot from that?

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Certainly can. Ventoy is nice for people who like to try many distros. A regular USB-drive is definitely the way to go for the average person.

    • @mashaleng
      @mashaleng 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lifetime of that flashdrive may become compromised.

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mashaleng Good news is flash drives are cheap if it does die

    • @elu9780
      @elu9780 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CitCatComputingI think ventoy is still better because it's simpler to replace things. It would also prolong the life of a USB drive since it doesn't need to be formatted with every OS.

  • @kishirisu1268
    @kishirisu1268 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    LINUX LINUX IA HAVE LINUX MOM LOOK LINUX REAL LINIX HERE I AM HACKER! 😂

  • @Nick41622
    @Nick41622 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Now it's useless. You may as well bin it!

  • @styrelsefksu4463
    @styrelsefksu4463 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I am watching this video on a Lenevo 430t from 2013 running Ubuntu Mate 20.04 just fine
    it uses about 2.5 GB of memory and 10-15% of the CPU
    its a third gen i5 with 8gb ram and an ssd drive btw
    when it is idling it uses about 800mb of memory so firefox plus TH-cam takes a lot but it is almost as fast at booting up as my newer AMD Ryzen5 desktop pc from 2022 also running Ubuntu mate 20.04 that i use for gaming
    I've been using Linux for over 24 years now and old gnome 2 was the thing I used for many years and distro-hopped a lot in the beginning from Red Hat to Debian to Ubuntu and many other distros
    its amassing to still have basically the same DE after that many years even though I like Mint as well
    these days I can run almost any Linux version in a virtual machine without installing it witch is great and the compatibility is also much better these days even the built in web cam works out of the box
    I bought this old laptop a couple of years ago in a recycle shop for around $80 US and it came without an os on it
    It has been my TH-cam watching PC connected to my 40" TV for many years now without any issues

  • @FindLiberty
    @FindLiberty 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    PCMCIA

  • @Truck-This-56
    @Truck-This-56 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Windows has gone down hill Windows 7 was the best one

    • @316diag
      @316diag 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      XP Pro 64 bit

    • @Truck-This-56
      @Truck-This-56 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @316diag that was good to I just never had a PC with xp pro

    • @316diag
      @316diag 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Truck-This-56 it's smaller, faster, and more focused than 7. it doesnt have Aero, but i dont use Aero on 7.
      3rd parties are still releasing updated versions.

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I mean I used Windows XP through 2014 and I do have a couple offline machines here at the house for old games.

    • @mashaleng
      @mashaleng 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Windows 7 was bat crap top heavy and the 64-bit Ultimate wasn't compatible with any of my peripherals. I simply don't understand the global love for that brainless system. Linux always has been the much bette option.

  • @LYkOn-001
    @LYkOn-001 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    windows 100% compatibility 15% more fast 100% more easy... linux= 90% problems

    • @dotcom7894
      @dotcom7894 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      have you ever used linux??

    • @WencePelayo
      @WencePelayo 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What are you talking about?
      I'm currently on linux mint on my desktop and my laptop, both with no driver issues, using spotify, youtube, obs and playing my steam library with no problems.

    • @CitCatComputing
      @CitCatComputing  20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I would argue against that one, but it completely determinate on what you are doing. I myself am doing content creation, gaming and basic document work at home. Sure at work trying to run Solidworks would be a pain so I leave the corporate IT to manage my windows machine for work.

    • @mashaleng
      @mashaleng 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Like Leslie Winkel would say to Sheldon Cooper: dumbass!!

    • @dreamybull1509
      @dreamybull1509 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      just say you're scared of using terminal