<![CDATA[Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again.]]>Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. Some one please convince me otherwise. Thinking of trying Stormux X86, which is an X86-64 version of Stormux, which is almost pure Arch but Stormux script helps set things up. I mean I use it at work just fine, and Firefox works well enough with Google Docs and Salesforce. And the ISO was updated on April 20. I38 is pretty darn nice, it's an accessibility addon to the I3 window manager, and Orca will have addon support soon.

I don't know why I do this to myself. I really, really don't.

@storm

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a6aa6b6c-a9c2-4f0b-98cd-3645bc127775/oh-no-y-all-i-m-really-thinking-about-trying-linux-on-my-lenovo-laptop-again.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 20:51:56 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 21:19:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:01:51 GMT]]>@andrew @storm @erici Debian for rock stable but very outdated accessibility. Ubuntu for stable but slightly less outdated accessibility. Same for Linux Mint. Fedora for near bleeding edge accesibility. Arch for most updated but harder to set up. Stormux is based on Arch but has a setup script for setting up accessibility and such. So basically Fedora for easier setup and Arch for more advanced setup.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116488123956707896https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116488123956707896Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:01:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:53:18 GMT]]>@erici @pixelate @storm This discussion is in the context of the best distro for usage with a screen reader such as Orca. For blind folks it can be very hit and miss which distro has the best experience with Orca due to many reasons. I've been using Debian and more recently Ubuntu on servers for over 20 years.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hodgson.io/users/andrew/statuses/116487382520593782https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hodgson.io/users/andrew/statuses/116487382520593782Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:53:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:17:56 GMT]]>@andrew
Ubuntu is a solid choice if you want something that is standard and just works most of the time with no hassles, IMHO. There are lots of great Ubuntu forks, too.

Personally I love Slackware, but it is a lot more work setting up and keeping it updated, etc. I just love tinkering with it.

@pixelate @storm

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://linuxrocks.online/users/erici/statuses/116484884184467794https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://linuxrocks.online/users/erici/statuses/116484884184467794Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:17:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:07:49 GMT]]>@pixelate @erici @storm I was thinking of trying Ubuntu 26.04 but was going to ask here first what people are using. I have a hate relationship with Linux desktops which has spanned since around 2000.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hodgson.io/users/andrew/statuses/116484844388227770https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hodgson.io/users/andrew/statuses/116484844388227770Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:07:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:09:45 GMT]]>@pixelate @storm Go read my most recent blog posts about why I left.
That should tell you all you need to back off from this idea.

Hah!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/xogium/statuses/116484616048998367https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/xogium/statuses/116484616048998367Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:09:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:05:13 GMT]]>@erici @storm Wait really? So I could have more than just read, game, eat, nap, as a hobby?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116484598235488870https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116484598235488870Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:05:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:03:57 GMT]]>@pixelate
Installing Linux distros is a legitimate hobby and an end in itself!

@storm

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://linuxrocks.online/users/erici/statuses/116484593238916360https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://linuxrocks.online/users/erici/statuses/116484593238916360Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:03:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:52:40 GMT]]>@storm Yeah but then I find something I can't do yet. Like use AI to describe the Retroarch window lol.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116484548915961677https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116484548915961677Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:52:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:51:58 GMT]]>@pixelate you do it because it's fun! 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.wolfe.casa/users/storm/statuses/01KQB17PB1C95BK9EN7J3ZRMV7https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.wolfe.casa/users/storm/statuses/01KQB17PB1C95BK9EN7J3ZRMV7Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:51:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:25:10 GMT]]>@Bri @storm Orca mailing list

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116484440757469539https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tweesecake.social/users/pixelate/statuses/116484440757469539Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:25:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:24:25 GMT]]>@pixelate @storm Where did you learn Orca was going to have add-ons support? Honestly that's long overdue if true

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fwoof.space/users/Bri/statuses/116484437817464549https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fwoof.space/users/Bri/statuses/116484437817464549Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:24:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:22:40 GMT]]>@pixelate Don't go there.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dragonscave.space/users/KaraLG84/statuses/116484430951985415https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dragonscave.space/users/KaraLG84/statuses/116484430951985415Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:22:40 GMT