Linux

48356 readers

487 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml

nooter692@lemmy.ml

MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml

cypherpunks@lemmy.ml

cyclohexane@lemmy.ml

d3Xt3r

514

My boss gifted me an old thinkpad x31 (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by bi_tux@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

112 comments fedilink hide all child comments

ofc I imediatly upgraded it from winxp to gnu/linux

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I had 4 Dells in the last 4 years. Two different models, each one required one RMA, and both are absolute garbage. Granted, they're workstations and not ultrabooks, but those things need thrust reversers so the fans don't blow them off the desk, they run extremely hot and have countless stupid bugs. For example USB devices sometimes not working after suspension. Or randomly turning on and getting hot for no reason.

And these fuckers have more coil whine than anything I've ever experienced.

My old ThinkPad (which had almost the same components as the first Dell) didn't have any of these problems.

I don't like Dell.

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Oh yeah I would not buy a Dell anymore. I haven’t since many years ago when they fucked over a client of mine and basically lost me about $100,000. They were absolutely 100% in the wrong. They sent a technician who was a moron and maybe could not read English because one drive needed replacement it was labeled all others were labeled ok working and don’t replace. So of course he replaced one of those and destroyed a RAID array.

I haven’t bought 1¢ worth of Dell merchandise since that day.