Why Ubuntu and Linux in general is great!

 My brain just committed something called thinking, which resulted in an idea. That idea is that I should make a video about how Ubuntu and Linux in general is great for older hardware, especially on laptops, since they are the dominant in my opinion.

The Fujitsu laptop as I currently writhing this post.

Now just for a little bit of context on how I came to this conclusion, I've recently found an old Fujitsu laptop from 2012 - 2013 just laying by the recycle bin when I came from school. Of course I was tempted by it, so I checked it for any serious damage and took it home. Once I got home, I power it on, and I saw that it had Windows 10 on it. Now because when I've found it was 14th of October, I thought that it would be funny to install Windows 7 on it. So, that's what I did!

After the installation was completed, I found out that some software I wanted to use did not support Windows 7 anymore (that wasn't surprising). So, I thought about another operating system that would work great on here. And there it came to me, Ubuntu! Ubuntu was the default operating system that came pre-installed on my main laptop, but because I use mainly Windows only software, I've installed Windows on it. And because I want this Fujitsu to be more like a just in case backup, Ubuntu was a no brainer.

The "number pad".

I originally intended to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7, but because of the limited hard drive space that it has (it only has a 128 GB SSD), I opted to have installed Ubuntu only. For some reason, Ubuntu installed with a UEFI loader, but this laptop doesn't even have a UEFI BIOS. Putting this oddity aside it runs pretty well! And under Ubuntu, I've managed to get the battery to last 6 hours. 6 HOURS!

Now I'm writing this blog post on the Fujitsu laptop, I can't tell if the writing experience is bad or not. But one downside that this laptop has, is that it doesn't have a proper number pad. I love having a number pad on a laptop and on a physical keyboard in general. Now this Fujitsu laptop has a "number pad" but it's more like a function key. You have to press a key (like you would do to activate caps lock), and then simultaneously while pressing the function key press the letters U, I, O, J, K, L, and M. Which are part of the "number pad".

The ON or OFF Wi-Fi switch.

The overall experience with this thing is that I love the long battery life and having a slider in the front to turn ON or OFF the Wi-Fi. Now I like Ubuntu as well, but I think it's too overrated to say it. Every Linux distribution is great in its own way!

As for the video I was talking at the beginning, I'm planning to release it by the next weekend. But if I delay it, I apologize in advance.

Goodbye Windows 10!

 Today is the date!

Goodbye Windows 10!

You've been a very useful OS for productivity, and I hope you will be remembered as the OS that helped us grow and develop.

Thanks for being such a stable (from 2020 and up) and compatible OS!

Now I'm using Windows 11 for a couple of months, and if you're someone who stays on Windows 10 because of the stability. I'm here to say that most of the major issues I've had with it are fixed, and I guess that my problems where you're problems too! So, upgrade to 11 if you can! If not, Ubuntu isn't that bad after all!

There's also an ESU program for Windows 10, and also there are bypasses for Windows 11's Microsoft Account only thing. So, do whatever you want! I just gave you some options!

Oh, by the way, I've released a video on my birthday (6th of October 2025). So, check it out! :3

The Red Lake – Going back to Timișoara

 I started my day by backing up my stuff and preparing to leave the beautiful lands of Székelyföld and going back to the flat plains of Banat. I will be missing the landscape and the people from the Székelyföld region... But school will start in about 2 weeks, so I needed to get back home.

The forest as seen from the fountain.

I check-outed from the pension and got to a small grocery store right by the Red Lake, I got some yogurt to drink and a small bread to eat on my way back. After half an hour, I stopped at a small fountain to get some water from the region. Because who knows when I will be able to come back here?

After I was done filling 3 - 5 bottles with water, I got back on the road. But a few minutes later, I fell asleep. When I woke up, I was somewhere around Târgu Mureș. I just entered the A3 highway, the sun was blasting with head. I wanted to sleep some more just to pass the time, but I wasn't tired anymore. So, I stayed up!

Once I got to the A10 highway interchange with the A1 highway one, I took a break for about half an hour. After that, I got on the A1 highway. This aera wasn't interesting at all, I think this is because there was a big traffic jam at the 2 segments of the A1 highway. During it, I tried to sleep. And I half succeeded!

When I was about 85 kilometers from Timișoara, I made a stop to grab some of my stuff that I let at the village, not to be confused with the another one. Once I packed the stuff that I let at the village, I got to Timișoara.

Now that I am in Timișoara, I am going to prepare for another trip which will be soon™.

With that said I hope that one day I get to visit Moldova, or maybe even Ukraine if the war is cooling down. I mean, I was so close to the both of them! So, why should I let them out from my travel list?

Also, sorry for putting only one picture. But what I was going to photograph? The highway?