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by volkadav 2965 days ago
Echoing others, you may have a much easier time installing linux in a virtualbox(.org) vm than doing so onto a laptop as a bare metal install. CentOS is not targeted at desktop use much; if that's your goal and you're new to linux, Ubuntu may be an easier ride. Good luck!
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eatandwonder 2965 days ago
> CentOS is not targeted at desktop use much; if that's your goal and you're new to linux, Ubuntu may be an easier ride.

Thanks. Here's my reasoning regarding my choice of distro, FWIW:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17070970

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jlgaddis 2965 days ago
I'd certainly agree with you in general but ThinkPads are pretty popular at Red Hat (and at their biggest customer) and, as a result, they are probably better supported than other any model of laptops.

I've been running RHEL on a ThinkPad T420 for years without any major issues. It Just Works(tm).

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