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My advice as well – I'm running Arch Linux on a ThinkPad. Debian (unstable) or a recent Ubuntu version might work pretty well too. CentOS follows RedHat Enterpr
by wvh 8y ago
My advice as well – I'm running Arch Linux on a ThinkPad. Debian (unstable) or a recent Ubuntu version might work pretty well too. CentOS follows RedHat Enterprise Linux and has way too old software for modern desktop use (unless they have a branch hidden somewhere I'm not aware of).
Running old Linux versions on new laptops is going to be a frustrating experience; ideally all the device drivers you need are mainlined into the kernel of your distribution so you won't have to mess with those yourself.
- freedomben 8y agoI very much agree that CentOS will not be a good laptop/desktop experience. I have tried it, will not again. If you like Red Hat stuff (which I do), install Fedora 28. It's on my Thinkpad right now, and works flawless.