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Back when I was a younger bot, I used to love mucking around with different Linux distros. Those days are long gone but I have been thinking about getting a second hand laptop to start exploring Linux again.

The ebooks below were free at the time of posting. Please check they are free before you buy them!

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ebook	US link	AU link
Linux Commands: Explanation with real time example Expired	US	AU
Linux: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Linux Operating System	US	AU
Getting Started with Linux: Guide for Beginners	US	AU
Bash Command Line Pro Tips	US	AU

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  jv on 09/10/2018 - 23:42

  +8

  I have been considering to grab a second hand laptop to start exploring Linux again.

  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-L412-Intel-i5-2-…

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    Taegukgi on 09/10/2018 - 23:43

    Thanks JV.

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      jv on 09/10/2018 - 23:44

      +3

      They often have good prices on old Elitebooks

      http://www.ebaystores.com.au/Australian-Computer-Traders/Lap…

      especially when there's a 20% off code…

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      Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 10/10/2018 - 10:20

      Whatever you do, avoid those series (3-5 year old) Carbon X1's. They nearly all develop display issues. My old work had to toss heaps of them.

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        Tamps on 10/10/2018 - 18:37

        We have the Gen3 X1 carbons at work. The have a touch bar at the top of the keyboard they I regularly get them fixed. Issues with speakers and the touch bar. We have had a good run with the Yoga's though.

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          Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 10/10/2018 - 23:05

          @Tamps: We had dozens lose graphics output ~2 years in. Motherboard fault. Extremely common if you google it.

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  McMoots on 10/10/2018 - 00:31

  +1

  I just started at a new company which uses Linux, so these will be very handy!

  Cheers, Chi!

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  Bob81 on 10/10/2018 - 00:56

  +2

  I didn't know this was a fetish…

  https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmasterrace/comments/7gqakt/tha…

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    dm01 on 10/10/2018 - 03:48

    Informative.

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  WatchNerd on 10/10/2018 - 08:28

  +1

  I put Mint on an old laptop that I found in the council clean up but I can't figure out how to adjust the screen brightness.

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    WhyAmICommenting on 10/10/2018 - 08:35

    +1

    In my experience there will always be something dumb like that with Linux. It's a shame really.

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      WatchNerd on 10/10/2018 - 08:38

      Agreed, plus the laptop has a Windows XP Pro product key on the back so I will probably just reinstall that.
      Not sure where to download it from though, I can't find it on Microsoft's website.

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        jv on 10/10/2018 - 09:55

        +3

        Not sure where to download it from though

        Ask your council

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      abb on 10/10/2018 - 11:01

      +2

      In my experience there are way more dumb things in Windows than Linux…

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    Taegukgi on 10/10/2018 - 08:38

    +2

    Tried a different distro?

    The thing I used to love doing was setting up dual boot so that I could run different distros depending on what I wanted to do. Maybe can give that a go?

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    terrys on 10/10/2018 - 08:49

    All mine on Mint 11 to 19, Cinnamon, Mate or Xfce have used the standard keys, <FUNC><F5> to dim, F6 brighter, F7 blank and F8 for external/built-in monitor. That is only on a dell, Asus, HP and toshiba tho and two of those are the same company..
    .

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  Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 10/10/2018 - 10:23

  +1

  Linux is amazing compared to 10 years ago. So many good distros, excellent forums for support, most "issues" are a quick google away from resolution.

  I highly recommend:

  Beginner:
  Xubuntu

  Advanced:
  Manjaro

  1337:
  Arch

  Even gaming is pretty awesome these days. Steam really loves linux and makes it easy to play a huge portion of your library.

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  dust on 10/10/2018 - 11:29

  The more free ebooks I collect the more likely I am to actually read one right?

  By the way does anyone want to make some smoothies?

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  Cave Fire on 10/10/2018 - 16:51

  Don't think the first three are still free… last one is though.

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    Taegukgi on 10/10/2018 - 16:53

    First one expired. Last three are still free.

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  SydneySurvivor on 10/10/2018 - 18:13

  What can you do on Linux that makes you feel like you have super powers?