I'm trying to set up a Linux laptop for a friend who lives in another city. They have only ever used Windows, and likely won't have easy access to fix issues (not that I'm an expert)....
Debian 12 is very stable & a good choice especially for older hw which most arch based distros never test on, thus rolling releases are far more prone to breakage . Plus Debian has plenty of online resources & updating it is as simple as 2 lines sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt full-upgrade
From those requirements especially MS Office & Adobe they should stay on window.
If its as old as a t400 they will struggle with modern browsers & high modern web 3 websites full of JS frameworks which might cause problems with o365
The pdf requirements mean your gonna have to do a lot of configuration & program selection especially for annotation
OK #Emacs users here's a quick poll Font Ligatures Discuss yes or no If yes whats your favourite font to use [ ] Likes Font Ligatures [ ] Hates Font Ligatures [ ] What are Font Ligatures?
λ Racket version 8.9 is now available from
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Refurbishing an old ThinkPad for a friend -- Debian, Fedora or something else?
I'm trying to set up a Linux laptop for a friend who lives in another city. They have only ever used Windows, and likely won't have easy access to fix issues (not that I'm an expert)....
Framework Mainboard breathes new life into the classic ThinkPad 701C with a "butterfly" keyboard (liliputing.com)
Framework Mainboard breathes new life into the classic ThinkPad 701C with a "butterfly" keyboard
FIRST LOOK | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - 'The Broken Circle' (www.startrek.com)
A glimpse at the synopsis and some pictures from the Season 2 Premiere of #StrangeNewWorlds - Coming to the US this Thursday, June 15
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OK #Emacs users here's a quick poll Font Ligatures Discuss yes or no If yes whats your favourite font to use [ ] Likes Font Ligatures [ ] Hates Font Ligatures [ ] What are Font Ligatures?