old laptop linux notes

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Lucas <fieldtech@oldiron.dev> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:09:44 -0400

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From: Lucas <fieldtech@oldiron.dev>

Newsgroups: rb.comp.os.linux

Subject: old laptop linux notes

Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:09:44 -0400

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Organization: The Null Device Restoration Society

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putting linux on older laptops is still weirdly satisfying.

my usual test is boring: wifi works, suspend wakes up, fan is not screaming, and the trackpad does not act possessed.

if those four pass, the machine gets to live another few years.

--
Lucas // still waiting for the future to finish booting

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