On 3/17/26 12:22 PM, Jason J.G. White via luv-main wrote:
One of my machines is a Lenovo ThinkPad P51, the version with ECC memory modules and the Intel Xeon CPU.
My daily driver is a Dell Xeon lappy too. I run Slackware-current and Debian Testing (Forky) - I'd rather fix a little bork than do a manual upgrade to "stable" anyday, which is why I try to stick to Rolling Distros (that I've been able to trust for decades). Nothing I throw at it slows this puppy down, and I'm elated to hear others running Xeons out there! :)
It isn't officially supported by Windows 11 (though it runs perfectly well with Microsoft's official work-around, but that may not last). However, I primarily run Linux on it, and this will remain supported until the kernel community decides otherwise
As Elmer Fud (no pun intended) would say, "Be vewey vewey caufull". It's not uncommon for me to get a call nowadays from folks who woke up to discover a a peculiar, yet pretty, BSOD asking them for their Bitlocker key - they don't have one, many don't even have a Microsoft account if I had anything to do with an OEM install against my better judgement, and there is no key - you upset the powers that be and your disk that hitherto didn't even (knowingly) have Bitlocker activated has just cryptographically shredded everything on your HDD. As a former MCSE and MCT (I had to eat in the mid-nineties) I don't really feel to good about dispensing pertinent advice for folks running Windows 11, but here goes: Make sure you completely disable Bitlocker, even though you've never set it up, coz it will activate when it hurts the most all by itself if you don't. Better yet folks, bring your lappy's to the next install party at Linux Users of Victoria! -- Bradley D. Thornton Manager Network Services https://NorthTech.US Key available at: https://keyoxide.org/A0E3913390670CCE