Subj : Linux on old laptop
To : Utopian Galt
From : WitNik
Date : Sat Dec 25 2021 11:30 am
Re: Linux on old laptop
By: Utopian Galt to All on Sun Nov 07 2021 11:08 am
> I finally converted my old i5-2410 to Lubuntu 20. I was tired of waiting
> over 5 minutes for my windows 10 laptop to boot up and at least the pc
> will have another 5 years of life that I could use for email or web
> browsing or even telneting to bbses. I thought this would be better for
> the plannet than to buy another laptop right now.
Earlier in 2021 I converted all of my computers from Windows to Linux (Pop!_OS for PCs and Debian for SBCs) and I haven't looked back. I do have a spare SSD in my primary driver that boots Windows 11 as a fallback, but really the only time boot it is monthly to apply updates to Windows.
I think you made a good choice on keeping stuff out of the landfill; however, for what it's worth, I've made a real push during the last 4-5 years to refresh my systems with very power efficient systems for my project, tinkering, and work. Older systems generally consume more electricity, so that's something to keep in mind to potentially offset environmental impact when you do decide to upgrade.
