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Linux is not Windows - kap - 05-22-2016
With a determination (some might call it foolishness) I set out to breath some more life into a couple of laptops from the XP Pro generation. 3 days later, 2 laptops are up and running Linux Mint. Surely ya fool, I have gotten more Linux smart from reading so much about Linux Mint/Ubuntu How-To, tricks and tips, especially error messages :emoticon-animal-022: I am not in anyway abandoning Windows and Mac OS completely due to work and school related projects; outside those environments, I am using Linux Mint more and more. I am finding out trouble-shooting via terminal is actually quicker and fun!
For any one who has not an iota of Linux knowledge but tired of dealing with Windows and curious enough to consider stepping over from the dark side, I would start with Linux Mint https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/mint-cinnamon-first to a T.
Re: Linux is not Windows - Octave Doctor - 05-22-2016
I need to dig into Ubuntu some more. I've worked with it a bit, but have gotten distracted the last couple weeks, what with Scrounging Season and all.
Re: Linux is not Windows - kap - 05-22-2016
I got a couple of HP Compaq nx9030 Business Notebooks with 2 GB of DDR 2700 RAM and 40 GB IDE HDD running on Linux Mint 17.1 LTS (Xfce). They are good for basic tasks, i.e. email. net-surfing, chat, etc. The dual-booting machines (4GB and 250 GB+ HDD) have Linux Mint 17.3 (Cinammon) along side of Windows 7 Pro. So far so good
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Re: Linux is not Windows - IronMac - 05-22-2016
Have you all looked at CloudReady?
Re: Linux is not Windows - kap - 05-22-2016
IronMac wrote:
Have you all looked at CloudReady?
Never heard of it until...now. My interest is piqued.
Re: Linux is not Windows - kap - 05-22-2016
Good read before taking a jump into CloudReady:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3036161/cloud-computing/cloudready-convert-old-computer-into-chromebook.html
Re: Linux is not Windows - IronMac - 05-22-2016
I got my info from the WSJ:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/revive-your-old-laptop-without-spending-a-dime-1456945920
Re: Linux is not Windows - kap - 05-22-2016
CloudReady S/W will not work on all the laptops that are currently running Linux Mint.
Re: Linux is not Windows - testcase - 05-22-2016
kap wrote:
[quote=IronMac]
Have you all looked at CloudReady?
Never heard of it until...now. My interest is piqued.
:agree: