Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad

[amenex]

Just a note of experience from this long-time (three weeks) Trisquel user:  
Make a bootable flash drive (I used an 8GB one) and load Trisquel's iso with  
the nice usb-flashdrive installer. Add as many applications with the software  
installer as you like, being sure to check how much free space remains on the  
flash drive, and give it a try. You can re-install Trisquel and a few less  
applications if you brick the flashdrive ... I did that about three times.  
Unless you set out to do so deliberately, there's not much you can do to the  
candidate laptop except running GParted on the laptop's hard drive  
accidentally. Or accidentally hitting the "install" button during bootup -  
you can even cancel that if you're paying attention.

You can run the laptop from the Trisquel flash drive as long as you like; it  
boots up quickly and gives the laptop full functionality without resorting to  
any portion of the laptop's original operating system. You can even mount,  
read & write to the laptop's hard drive, so long as there is room on it. All  
files on the laptop are accessible as well (I dunno about password  
protections on that laptop's files, however - but my own laptop has not  
rejected access to my data files when running Trisquel from the flashdrive).