Timely but I dare ask: I need to rework my thinkpad, still in good shape but wit...

hiyer · on July 18, 2023

You can continue to use Ubuntu (upgrade to 23.04) unless you have an aversion to snaps, in which case you can go with Linux Mint - https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_victoria_mate_whatsnew.php

kiwijamo · on July 18, 2023

Debian works brilliantly on two ThinkPads. My old X1 Carbon and my current X390.

izoow · on July 18, 2023

I love my Kubuntu 22.04. Hands down the best Linux desktop experience I've ever had.

lawn · on July 18, 2023

I've never liked Ubuntu or Debian. Arch Linux is a great alternative. I use Void Linux mostly out of habit.

monero-xmr · on July 18, 2023

System76 and PopOS. It just works (hardware and peripherals), is based on Ubuntu, and is a solid build.

jeswin · on July 18, 2023

My preferences over the years:

- Before 30: many distros

- Before 35: Mostly ubuntu, latest version (install after a couple of months of general availability)

- After 35: ubuntu LTS versions (install after a couple of months of general availability). Since 16.04 I've been on LTS only; should have done that earlier.

preisschild · on July 18, 2023

I can recommend Fedora Workstation for development

atemerev · on July 18, 2023

Fedora. Ubuntu is becoming worse as of lately.

russnes · on July 18, 2023

unless you really need a very new version of a piece of software, the safest bet will always be the latest LTS version of Ubuntu. You could perhaps just upgrade your laptop OS with the software package GUI?

Fun fact: You don't really need to install any of the "flavors" of Ubuntu to get the various desktop environments (KDE, GNOME, Cinnamon, etc.), you can just install them as a package! (`apt install kde-full`). You can switch between them when logging in.