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Any advice about converting to Linux?
My laptop is a Precision 3541 with 32 GB ram. Originally I had a 256 GB PCI NVMe M.2 2280 SSD and a 7200 RPM 1 TB HDD. The SSD seems to have died. I have reinstalled Windows 10 on the HDD (and it's way slower after being used to SSDs!)
Anyway, after years of dual-booting and external-booting various Linuxes, I am now sufficiently fed up with Windows and impressed with Linux, that I want to do a switcheroo and make Linux my main OS, with Windows in VM.
I would like to hear your thoughts, experiences, or advice. Is there a particular distro that would be more compatible with the Precision 3541 or Dell laptops in general? I am debating between Linux Mint LMDE (Mint-Debian) or OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 (expected release next month). I would consider Fedora if I must. I don't want Ubuntu - and that's the one that Dell always offers.
Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
Anyway, after years of dual-booting and external-booting various Linuxes, I am now sufficiently fed up with Windows and impressed with Linux, that I want to do a switcheroo and make Linux my main OS, with Windows in VM.
I would like to hear your thoughts, experiences, or advice. Is there a particular distro that would be more compatible with the Precision 3541 or Dell laptops in general? I am debating between Linux Mint LMDE (Mint-Debian) or OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 (expected release next month). I would consider Fedora if I must. I don't want Ubuntu - and that's the one that Dell always offers.
Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
derekm123
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May 16th, 2024 18:25
- IMO, certain distros are better for certain tasks. It depends on how you intend to use the device, right?..
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May 18th, 2024 02:32
I prefer the Debian system because that's where I have the most experience. I also like OpenSUSE a lot, but I've had "no-sound" issues with SUSE on this laptop in the past. Also, it was a real pain to get the right driver for my Canon printer on SUSE.
I originally posted this in the Precision Mobile Workstation forum, but they moved it here. I think my post made more sense there because I didn't mean to ask for opinions about distros. "Experience and advice" from using Linux with this laptop, is what sums up my question.
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May 28th, 2024 14:29
I use Ubuntu LTS (24.04) and everything works well, even BIOS/firmware updates works.
I have Precision 5570 and previously 5530 and Ubuntu 20.04 was even Dell supported OS.
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June 5th, 2024 06:11
@vbspm Be careful about updating your firmware on the Precision 5570. Recent revisions of the Dell's "SecureBios" are causing some very real issues for Linux users on that model.