Years ago I ran a personal Redhat Linux data, mail, and ftp server
so I am not totally unfamiliar with Linux although my experience is
dated. It is a hell of a lot easier to work with now that it has a
proper GUI! If I was still running a business I would be all Ubunto,
mostly because it is safer and free, and I would get elbows in to
learn, but I am not going to go back to that so now all I need is
something that may run faster on old hardware ... but mostly just to
check it out... it has to be more interesting then another Win7
computer. I figure I will image my windows 7, and just restore it if need be.
I assume all new distros support TRIM? Do you if Acronis 2013 can
image ElementaryOS?
At 06:56 PM 10/1/2014, you wrote:
A question I have is what you're looking to do with this? If you're
looking to use it as a learning tool there are a few schools of thought.
#1: Go with CentOS to learn redhat, which is one of the enterprise
standards
#2: Go elbow deep with something where you'll really need to know the
system. I like Gentoo myself for that, but it's not for someone who just
wants something to work.
#3: Go with something like ElementaryOS or Ubuntu to just have a working
system without hassle.
The question comes down to what is your goal with the laptop?
Chris
On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Winterlight <[email protected]>
wrote:
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> After I posted I went Googleing and I found a page of fast and quick
> distros
> http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/780781-
> 6-excellent-lightweight-linux-distros-for-x86-and-arm
> Elementary was there and I downloaded it. You are running it on old
> hardware?
>
>
>
>
> At 05:21 PM 10/1/2014, you wrote:
>
>> Check out ElementaryOS as well.
>>
>> http://elementaryos.org/
>>
>> On 10/1/2014 5:59 PM, Winterlight wrote:
>>
>>> I have an old and slow IBM Thinkpad X41 Tablet.
>>>
>>> Intel Pentium M (Dothan), L2 2 MB cache 1.5GHz LV (758)
>>> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
>>> 12.1" Super Wide Angle FFS TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
>>> 2GB PC2-4200 memory standard (non-removable)
>>>
>>> Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
>>> CDC slot with one of the following:
>>> IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)
>>> IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)
>>> MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
>>> IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II
>>> Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter
>>>
>>> IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0
>>> IBM Active Protection System
>>> SD Card slot with IO support CardBus slot (Type 2)
>>> Wacom Serial Tablet PC Stylus
>>> Tablet Hardware Buttons
>>>
>>> I have upgraded the RAM to a maximum 2GB as limited by the chipset. It
>>> had a real odd Travelstar 1.8 inch hard drive that was a SATA
but was setup
>>> as a PATA... why I don't know but it was so slow it killed the usefulness
>>> of the laptop. So with a little bit of customization I was able
to install
>>> a SSD to work and it is now plenty fast enough to run win 7 pro, it's
>>> current OS. Well, as long as I don't try to do anything that requires a
>>> decent graphics card. But it is ok for simple stuff like email, browsing
>>> the internet, winamp, using office, playing a game of chess.
>>>
>>> I decided to run Linux on this laptop and hopefully find a new use for
>>> it... or at least make it more interesting to play with. But which Distro
>>> Ubunto or Mint? I have played around with Ubunto in a VM and I like it, I
>>> just installed Mint in a VM and although I have read great
things about it
>>> from a usability standpoint I really don't have the experience
or knowledge
>>> in Linux to make a decision.... so any Linux gurus in the collective that
>>> point me in the right direction, warn me of pitfalls, or give me a good
>>> comparison of what I can expect? I would hate to spend time setting
>>> everything up only to find out I made the wrong decision.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> w
>>>
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