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this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2024
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ThinkPads generally have great Linux support because they're really popular in the community.
One thing though, forget about the fingerprint reader. You can get it to work with some effort, but it's essentially useless because it's not integrated like on win/mac.
Mint is a good choice for beginners (IMO MX > Mint). Just remember to use flatpaks for software you want to keep up to date. Also, if you end up disliking cinnamon, it's probably better to switch distros.
That's fine about the fingerprint reader. I'm not too concerned about that.
Please excuse my ignorance as I've not used Linux in a very, very long time... what is a flatpak?
Here's a pretty good video about the different packaging formats on linux: https://piped.video/watch?v=ikBPnYwnUMU
What I wish I knew when i first installed a flatpak is that they, by default, do not have access to all the files in your file system. You can change their permissions with an app called flatseal (it should be available in the mint software app). Even then, I would avoid using them for things that need access to system files and libraries, such as IDEs.
I'll give it a view. Thanks!