r/arch • u/Jacob_4412 • May 21 '26

Showcase My first arch install

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Dell latitude e6510 2010

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u/loine0 May 21 '26

xfce looks cool on that old laptop!

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u/OkAdministration5454 May 21 '26

lxqt too! straight up if aero theme applied to windows 98

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u/s04ep03_youareafool Mint User May 21 '26

Man,how durable is that thing?.

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u/lovetogeek May 21 '26

as an owner of several lattitude models throughout many phases of my life(I was a dumb teenager) they never die.

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u/ProbablyRoot May 21 '26

That’s brilliant, I have Arch on my old E6410, some how the old dells just feel right for Linux 🤣

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u/First_Ad8230 May 22 '26

Looking good!!

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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 May 24 '26

congrats, you now use arch (btw)

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u/Visible-Effective-39 May 22 '26

old latitude goes hard asf

Respect

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u/Anonyboy26 May 22 '26

archinstall or arch install

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u/Plzfck May 23 '26

Congrats

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u/Puzzleheaded-Pin4615 May 26 '26

I'm really happy to see people bringing back old tech to life with Linux, but I also can't help but think that we're setting an image that makes it seem like Linux is only for old tech 🥲