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Planet Geek!: IBM Thinkpad T40 Debian Install–A Breeze!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 4, 2005

“I had been putting off installing Debian Linux on my ‘new’ IBM
T40 for quite a while mostly because I was nervous about all the
hassles involved in repartitioning, boot loaders, etc. Since the
convention I’d been working on is now over, and I have some more
time until my next event, I decided to finally take the plunge.
Really, my aging T23 was starting to knuckle under with everything
I was running on it, it really was time to step up to the plate and
take the plunge…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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