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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Looking for a "couch laptop" (local106.com)

submitted 2 years ago by parallax@local106.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm in the market for a Linux friendly ultralight laptop to check web apps and run terminal, nothing fancier then that. Do any cheap systems exits these days? I was looking at a chrome book but apparently the mediatek chip doesn't play nicely with FOSS.

Any thoughts?

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[–] Pierre@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I went with a used ThinkPad yoga 370. It still only has a dual core while the following Gen has 4 cores, so it seemed there was a price gap. It has thunderbolt 3 for when I want to switch to a bigger screen (with a cheap USB c dock) and USB c charging. Also I wanted to try a touchscreen on a laptop. I should be able to upgrade the single ram stick in it at some point. Running arch with sway without problems.

Edit: I had a x240 for years before. It was fine but I appreciate the higher resolution of the 370, even if I ended up using fractional scaling as it was just a bit too small.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For the usecase you describe, I'd go with a Chromebook, and build ChromeOS from source myself if that aspect felt important.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

ChromiumOS would be better. But you can flash coreboot on lots of Chromebooks and run real Linux on them

[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Check out /r/laptopdeals daily until you find something that fits your needs and budget.

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