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> CentOS is not targeted at desktop use much; if that's your goal and you're new to linux, Ubuntu may be an easier ride. Thanks. Here's my reasoning regarding my choice of distro, …

Awesome! Thank you. I was hoping someone would recognize the problem. Yes, I have nothing invested in the current install (it hasn't even booted), so I was going to take the opport…

Good question. I'm aware there are distros with better laptop compatibility and more features, and that CentOS is a bit of an unconventional choice. Here is my reasoning, but I hav…

That's very kind, thank you. I'll try your suggestions and will keep your generous offer in mind.

> This may be related to having an older machine that doesn't support EFI boot. The machine is a Thinkpad from the last couple of years. It definitely supports UEFI. I'd think it w…

Thanks! I'll check it out.

> try with Secure Boot turned off I tried. I don't have the details, but no luck. Thanks.

For some reason I can't edit my post. I wanted to write that I know Hacker News is not a technical support forum, but I'm a little stuck so I was hoping some kind CentOS veteran co…

Technical problem for which I haven't found a hint of an answer online: I'm installing CentOS 7.0 x64 on a Thinkpad, my first Linux install. The install seems to go fine but on boo…