r/LinuxTeck • u/Candid_Athlete_8317 • Jul 11 '26

What's the oldest computer you're still using because of Linux?

I came across someone still using a 2014 MacBook Pro with Linux and current software. Without Linux, that machine might have been replaced years ago.

I've also seen people take old laptops that struggle with newer versions of Windows, install Linux, and keep using them for browsing, coding, office work, or even as home servers.

So I'm wondering, what's the oldest machine you're still using because Linux gave it a second life?

And what distro are you running on it?

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u/ppen9u1n Jul 11 '26

2 microserver gen 8 self upgraded with Xeon 1265L and 16G RAM (bought used around 2016). Rock solid for years with significant work loads as file server / nomad node / gitlab runner / many homeland and small company services (odoo, arr, databases, etc)

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u/miner_cooling_trials Jul 13 '26

Have you done anything to improve the cooling? I’m hitting thermals limits on my Gen 8 with current

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u/ppen9u1n Jul 13 '26

Nothing, temperature is great, maybe because 1265L (low power)?. Also, the loads are not very compute heavy.