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You can have them, but first consider that you don't need sudo rights for nodejs, npm, python, ruby, R, compiling programs and libraries or Java installation. If you Google and find web pages which tell you otherwise, they are likely wrong. If something useful is missing from Cubbli please contact Helpdesk or the Telegram channel and it is likely to get installed by default. If you are a CS department student you are free to replace the Cubbli Linux installation with your own. However all the University system and software integration (and future updates) will be missing then. Administrative rights
Hardware
The laptop model is Lenovo Thinkpad T490 (Link to Lenovo's page heavy with marketing). It has 16 GB of RAM, 3.6GHz CPU (Intel i5-8265U), single 50500mWh battery and 512 GB storage (Western Digital PC SN720 NVMe SSD 3,400/2,500MB/s). The display resolution is 1920x1080 (the exact panel type is still unknown). It has two regular USB-ports, one USB-C port and one combined USB-C + Thunderbolt port. One of the USB-C ports is needed for power supply. It also has a port for wired network (1Gbit/s), HDMI, MicroSD card and 3.5mm audio.
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