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#pragma description Guides on how to install Debian/Linux on a Thinkpad.
#pragma keywords Debian,Linux, Thinkpad, T40, T41, T42, T43, T60, T61, X40, X41, X60, R52, R60, R61
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=== Recent Thinkpad Series ===
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 and Also
 * [[http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Etch_on_Thinkpad_T61.html|T60 on Debian/Etch]]
 * [[http://wiki.webvm.net/hardware/x61/|X61 on Debian/Unstable]]
 * T61 on [[http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Etch_on_Thinkpad_T61.html|Debian/Etch]], [[http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Lenny_on_Thinkpad_T61.html|Debian/Lenny]]
 * [[http://www.luffy.cx/en/blog/2011-thinkpad-edge-11.html|Lenovo Edge 11 on Debian/Unstable]]

=== Information common to various models ===

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=== Older Thinkpad Series ===
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 and Also :
 * [[http://jriddell.org/thinkpad-r40e.html|R40e - Debian/Sarge install via Knoppix]]
 * http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Thinkpad/600e/lenny
 * [[http://hermann-uwe.de/blog/using-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-ibm-lenovo-thinkpad-t40p|Debian unstable on IBM Thinkpad T40p]]

== Contribute ==
If your Thinkpad isn't listed above, you can create a new page. Name it something like "T60/etch" (it will be created under the current page):<<BR>>
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= Resources =

== Useful Links ==

 * [[http://thinkwiki.org/|ThinkWiki.org]] Full of help for Linux on a Thinkpad (includes a lot of Debian specific stuff). It's probably the most comprehensive guide on Linux support of Thinkpads available online.
 * [[http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad|Linux-Thinkpad mailing list]]
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/|Debian-Laptop mailing list]]
 * [[http://www.tuxmobil.org/ibm.html|Tuxmobil]]'s Linux on Laptop Installation Guides
 * linux-on-laptops.com's Installation Guides : [[http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ibm.html|ibm]], [[http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/lenovo.html|lenovo]].
 * [[https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/update-lenovo-bios-from-linux-usb-stick-pen/|How to update Lenovo BIOS from Linux without using Windows (nixCraft)]] (using CD / DVD / USB stick)
 * [[https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/thinkpad-update-firmware-on-linux-x1-extreme-p1-gen2/|Thinkpad update firmware on Linux (X1 extreme/P1 gen2) (nixCraft)]] (using [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fwupd|fwupd]])

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