Solid daily driver for thinkpad tablet X1 (3rd gen)

Posted by lxziod@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 5 comments

Hi there,

I've just got a second hand Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet (3rd gen).

I'm reasonable with Linux, I mostly use it via a shell for servers at work.

I've been getting more and more sick of windows BS for ages. On the other hand, last time I used Linux on a desktop it was like I was constantly sysadmining my home computer when all I wanted to do was plug a TV in or something. Anyway, that was years ago. I want to go Linux for my daily driver.

I was thinking Debian or fedora for a few reasons. I'm more familiar with rocky/centos (I do like learning, just not every 5 minutes when I want to relax). Debian for stability but maybe fedora will get features for tablets earlier. The new developments on the os from system 76 labs look interesting.

Any advice on a distro and desktop environment for specifically the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet (3rd gen).

I know it won't be all sunshine and rainbows, especially on a tablet. But I'm just over the BS of MS and Google (Android) and want to slowly move away from both eventually.

I've read through loads of old posts but it seems like Linux is undergoing some major changes ATM. Hopefully answers in this, with an awareness of current and near term features will help others too. Eg wqyland or Vs x11 in the now and near term (as more features are added)

Cheers, Alex

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MidnightObjectiveA51@reddit

If you want the best tablet experience, consider Mobian, Ubuntu or Fedora w/ gnome, and Fedora Plasma-Mobile spin

Gooats@reddit

I bought a second hand Dell Latitude 7210 2-in-1. I plan on installing Debian on it. I'll let you know how it goes but I expect everything to work without too much issues. Lenovo is also known to support Linux pretty well. Since they are both oldish hardware, I think Fedora would give similar results.

natermer@reddit

Fedora is pretty stable nowadays as far as "not crashing" goes.

The upside of it is that it is very new, so has latest drivers and desktop stuff. Also if you are from a Redhat background then that experience translates over and you get a preview of what to expect in future versions of Redhat/CentOS/etc.

Gnome is probably the most reasonable desktop for touchscreen/graphical stylus interfaces.

PresentDirection41@reddit

I don't recommend Debian for people who want a normal desktop OS. Yes it is slightly more stable, but I strongly believe the average person is just going to get annoyed by how outdated a lot of the packages are. Personally I think GNOME is the most polished end user DE so I would say Fedora or openSUSE. System76's OS is called Pop; I find that it looks cool in screenshots but it leaves a lot to be desired when you're actually using it.

Maybe I have just been blessed with very lucky experiences, but every time I've installed Linux on a laptop recently it has worked perfectly fine out of the box. I haven't had to do anything extra to get function keys or sleep or anything working.