221: Old Hardware, New Penguins: Installing Linux on All the Things | Linux Out Loud 123

April 11th, 2026  |  56 mins 34 secs

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Wendy, Bill, and Nate do some spring cleaning by cramming Linux onto everything from a 2007 white MacBook to battle‑scarred Surface Pros, while Bill helps a Linux‑first startup spin up Proxmox and Wendy sneaks around state testing with ChromeOS Flex.