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Here is my link to NordVPN. When you buy the 2-year plan you get 4 extra months free and a huge discount! Go to https://nordvpn.com/palombo Part 2 of my Lenovo ThinkPad X230 makeover. After modifying the hardware with the Classic keyboard, IPS display, external antenna, battery, new Wi-Fi card and chassis revamp, here is how I optimized the software. My ThinkPad X230 has EC firmware modified to perfectly map the X220 keyboard, and runs on a 1VYRAIN BIOS with patches for the Intel 7260 wireless card. The operating system is Alpine Linux: it runs in RAM with a persistent /home partition, and uses a graphical customization all based on Wayland server with LabWC as the window manager. With only 8GB of RAM, this system can do everything I need. Dotfiles and guide: • / dotfiles-labwc-e-92331765 X230 resources: • https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thin... • https://github.com/n4ru/1vyrain • https://github.com/labwc/labwc Table of contents: 00:00 - Click for chapters 00:56 - The benefits of the new software 02:07 - Extras: How I use the VPN 04:26 - Changing the EC firmware 07:35 - The BIOS to unlock everything 09:00 - Alpine Linux (partially) in RAM 14:50 - My LabWC rice 20:54 - Why I don't like X230 23:30 - How to replicate my setup My sites: • https://riccardo.im • https://pressappoco.it Music via SoundStripe (-20% link). • https://www.soundstripe.com/join?id=E... Follow me also on: • / riccardopalombo • / riccardopalombo • https://t.me/riccardopalombo TAGS: #thinkpad #linux #laptop