Recommendations for a newbie who has just acquired a second hand ThinkPad

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2024-07-19 at 11:32 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote:
> A friend has dipped her toes into Linux, via a second hand lenovo
> ThinkPad x230, upon which I installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x86_64 on.
> 
> She asked me for guidance and all I could think of was "keep the
> laptop dry". What other newbie recommendations should I make?

An excellent start :-)

Newbie to Linux, or newbie to computers in general? If computers in
general I would also suggest:

- don't treat it roughly
- transport it in a bag
- suspend or turn off when not in use
- avoid dust
- do not click on attachments in emails
- do not believe anything you read on the Internet
- keep separate copies of anything you don't want to lose

> Also: she has a car (I don't) - how safe is it to keep her laptop in
> the boot of her car in the Summer?

Well, it'll transport just fine provided it's in a good padded bag, not
just knocking around loose. Don't let it be visible though (it'll get
stolen), or be in direct sunlight (it'll melt).

Regards, K.

-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Karl Auer (kauer at biplane.com.au, he/him)
http://www.biplane.com.au/kauer