Giving up on modern software.

[namename11]

Since macOS keeps getting shittier and more intrusive by the day, I was recently in the market for a decent x64 laptop to install Linux on and settled on a ThinkPad T16. It didn't feel or look as nice as my MacBook Pro but it was a lot more easily repairable, so I was fine with it.

I decided to go with Ubuntu since it's the most popular distribution from what I see, and everything was fine at first. But when I tried installing some system security updates the OS recommended, it froze up at 56% and wouldn't respond, so I had to turn it off. It wouldn't boot past the logo after that. No worries, I tried installing it again and it failed in exactly the same way.

I know there was probably a way to fix it, like there always is, but I didn't buy a part time job and decided to try Windows.

I installed Windows 11 IoT LTSC and it was actually fine, at least until I updated it. It would not boot after that. I tried to reinstall it but it refused to install!

So I decided to move over to my MacBook Pro with Mojave and have been using it for weeks now. It's crazy that a 8 year old OS on a 11 year old device is more usable than anything modern I tried.

It is insecure as fuck, but I don't have anything important on it and its on a separate network, so I'm not particularly bothered.

If there's another excellent old OS I should try, let me know!

 

[Reiten]

Honestly, at this point it feels like Ubuntu is trying to follow in the footsteps of Windows, it's become somewhat bloated, I'd recommend giving Mint a try, it's a nice all-round OS. Though, depending on what you use the PC for some other OS might be better.

 

[cearp]

I'd have put asahi linux on your mac, if it's a newer one. and if it's an older x64 one, easy too

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Since macOS keeps getting shittier and more intrusive by the day, I was recently in the market for a decent x64 laptop to install Linux on and settled on a ThinkPad T16. It didn't feel or look as nice as my MacBook Pro but it was a lot more easily repairable, so I was fine with it.

I decided to go with Ubuntu since it's the most popular distribution from what I see, and everything was fine at first. But when I tried installing some system security updates the OS recommended, it froze up at 56% and wouldn't respond, so I had to turn it off. It wouldn't boot past the logo after that. No worries, I tried installing it again and it failed in exactly the same way.

I know there was probably a way to fix it, like there always is, but I didn't buy a part time job and decided to try Windows.

I installed Windows 11 IoT LTSC and it was actually fine, at least until I updated it. It would not boot after that. I tried to reinstall it but it refused to install!

So I decided to move over to my MacBook Pro with Mojave and have been using it for weeks now. It's crazy that a 8 year old OS on a 11 year old device is more usable than anything modern I tried.

It is insecure as fuck, but I don't have anything important on it and its on a separate network, so I'm not particularly bothered.

If there's another excellent old OS I should try, let me know!

OS failing to install is typically a sure sign of hardware issues. Pair that with the issues with updating on *both* Linux and Windows, probably a driver or something that got updated caused the faulty hardware to freak out.

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Honestly, at this point it feels like Ubuntu is trying to follow in the footsteps of Windows, it's become somewhat bloated, I'd recommend giving Mint a try, it's a nice all-round OS. Though, depending on what you use the PC for some other OS might be better.

Mint is just Ubuntu with a different DE. Nothing wrong with that, but you can put a different DE on Ubuntu too, if the default one is too bloated for you.

 

[lwiz]

So I decided to move over to my MacBook Pro with Mojave and have been using it for weeks now. It's crazy that a 8 year old OS on a 11 year old device is more usable than anything modern I tried.

It is insecure as fuck, but I don't have anything important on it and its on a separate network, so I'm not particularly bothered.

Probably you're not bothered when your compromised machine is used as an attack vector against other people either. Way to go...

 

[Flame]

Mint is just Ubuntu with a different DE. Nothing wrong with that, but you can put a different DE on Ubuntu too, if the default one is too bloated for you.

Not just the DE For example, using Flatpak over Snap provides the better experience in the vast amount of scenarios.

 

[JuanMena]

If there's another excellent old OS I should try, let me know!

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