winterschon , 10 days ago to random common linux-user FUD on FreeBSD forums: > "modern wifi doesn't work!" > "it won't run a desktop" reality: user doesn't want to read docs/man/apropos here's a Thinkpad X1 Nano: KDE Plasma6 on FreeBSD 14.0R-p6 Intel AX201 wifi (basic wpa-supplicant params) external travel monitor: plug-n-play, it just works time required: 20 minutes of relaxed leisurely morning coffee sipping #freebsd #KDE #plasma6 #thinkpad #linux #foss #FreeBSD14
common linux-user FUD on FreeBSD forums:
> "modern wifi doesn't work!" > "it won't run a desktop"
reality: user doesn't want to read docs/man/apropos
here's a Thinkpad X1 Nano:
time required: 20 minutes of relaxed leisurely morning coffee sipping
#freebsd #KDE #plasma6 #thinkpad #linux #foss #FreeBSD14
haskman , 10 days ago @winterschon I installed #KDE Neon on a #Thinkpad P14s and everything worked out of the box including WiFi, power management, the printer, and the fingerprint reader. Fantastic experience
@winterschon I installed #KDE Neon on a #Thinkpad P14s and everything worked out of the box including WiFi, power management, the printer, and the fingerprint reader. Fantastic experience
dekkzz76 , 10 months ago to retrocomputing @retrocomputing Just how old qualifies as retro computing?
@retrocomputing
Just how old qualifies as retro computing?
dekkzz76 OP , 10 months ago @jmcunx i've got a pentium-m thinkpad x32 running debian 12 with msata /root drive & a CF card /home, circa 2006 so it's officially retro ;) #ThinkPad #PentiumM
@jmcunx
i've got a pentium-m thinkpad x32 running debian 12 with msata /root drive & a CF card /home, circa 2006
so it's officially retro ;)
#ThinkPad #PentiumM
dekkzz76 , 11 months ago to retrocomputing @retrocomputing Got bored so spent an our & got my #ThinkPad X32 back working with Debian 12 took a while to build all the packages in #emacs just with 1 core
Got bored so spent an our & got my #ThinkPad X32 back working with Debian 12 took a while to build all the packages in #emacs just with 1 core