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Stevie Bonifield

I revived my ancient HP laptop with Linux — and it was easier than you think

An HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 running Fedora Linux on a wood table with the lid open.

I revived a nearly decade-old laptop in 20 minutes by installing Linux on it, saving myself hundreds of dollars and sparing a laptop from the landfill. You can save your old laptop with Linux, too, and it's easier than you might think.

If you have an aging laptop, you might find yourself in a tight spot this year as laptop prices go up with the end of Windows 10 looming in the background. Depending on how old your Windows 10 laptop is, you might not even have the option to upgrade to Windows 11, leaving you with no choice but to buy a new laptop — at least, that's how it might seem.

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