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    Which linux distro the best for Ibm thinkpad X60s?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by cmick25, Feb 24, 2010.

  1. cmick25

    cmick25 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, people! I have Ibm thinkpad X60s and would like to install a stable and user friendly Linux on it...I have had ubuntu and xubuntu on it before, but it was kind of a dual boot with XP Pro, with the help of a Wubi installer...However, recently I have had some issues with my XP program and would like to reinstall the whole system...But, since I have bought the machine refurbished, I can not use blue button rescue and recovery, because I do not have the password that was set up by a previous owner...That's why I would like to format the whole hard drive and install one linux distro on it...I have been doing plenty of research on different Linux distros and figured out that Ubuntu, Fedora and freebsd/openbsd are the most stable and maintained distros, not forgetting Debian, of course...So, basically, I would like to install a linux that works pretty much out of the box and would prefer Gnome, because KDE seems to complicated to me, as I am a newbie to Linux...
    Thank you all for your appreciated answers and effort!!!
     
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    you can burn a set of the recovery media discs from windows, have you tried that?
     
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    cmick25 Notebook Consultant

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    Well, I did cross my mind...BUT, I don't have have xp's serial number to activate it :eek: , and XP is nothing like Windows 7 which automatically detect drivers for everything...I am like 87 % for Ubuntu installation on my x60s...
    Thank you for your answer! :)
     
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    if the XP that you have is lenovo provided version, then it is automatically activated by a volume license key, so you don't need to activate it again unless you have a massive spec change on your laptop (i.e. different motherboard).
     
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    cmick25 Notebook Consultant

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    So basically, what you are saying is that if I make recovery discs and than format the whole hard drive and then try to install XP Pro again, it will not ask for activation, ie. it will be automatically activated?
    In that case, I can burn the recovery discs, try Ubuntu,or some other distro, and if I am not happy, go back to Windows XP Pro...
    Are you 100% sure about that?
    Thanks again!
     
    cmick25, Feb 24, 2010
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