Hi :) Again, good points. It is much easier to support people using a system that you use yourself. I gave up on using Kubuntu when i no longer had to support anyone using it. It is interesting and has tons of nice features but i just prefer stock Ubuntu for my main use. If i had to support low spec machines again i would prolly give Kubuntu a go. Regards from a Tom :)
On 23 February 2018 at 17:26, Tim-L <[email protected]> wrote: > On 02/23/2018 09:43 AM, M Henri Day wrote: > > 2018-02-23 3:02 GMT+01:00 Tim-L <[email protected]>: > >> >> I am getting an old HP desktop, that originally WinXP, ready to give away. >> >> It has 64-bit AMD 3300+ CPU, 512MB ram, and only 160GB drive. It was an >> original Windows XP 32-bit OS system on a 64-bit hardware. Since it needs >> ALL of the old user's info removed, and XP OS "damaged", It was better to >> just make it a Linux system - for security reasons. >> >> I just installed Ubuntu MATE 16.04 64-bit on it. Their specs stated >> 32-bit would be best but the system keeps failing due a SIS630 "module >> missing". >> >> So with these specs, what is the newest version of LO you would install? >> With this low RAM, it may not be able to handle the newest versions. As I >> type this, the old system is now in the "software updating" cycle. So, it >> is installing the newest LO that is in Ubuntu 16.04's repository. >> >> To be honest, this system is a little old for my needs, but for a free >> giveaway system [HP desktop, keyboard, mouse, and a HP "square" 15 inch >> monitor], I do not have any parts to upgrade it and do not want to buy any >> hardware for it. >> >> So, what is the newest version I can install without and problems?. >> > > Tim, if you've managed to successfully install 64-bit Ubuntu MATE 16.04 > on this system, you should be able to install and run any version of LO - > why not take the latest, 6.0.1 (or 6.0.2 to which LO just updated itself > via the PPA om my Linux box) ? The only thing I'd recommend beyond this > would be installing a bit more RAM. Even if you've made clear that you > don't wish to buy any hardware for it, you should be able to obtain some > used DDR-2 sticks, which the motherboard is almost certain to support, for > next to nothing, which would make a great deal of difference in how you > experience the computer (the system requirements for 64-bit LO 6.0.1 are > listed as 256 MB RAM, with 512 MB recommended).... > > Henri > > > Hey Henri. . . . . > > First - I would have to buy more ram. I may find some in a box > somewhere. I do not want to put money into this free giveaway desktop. > Since HP no longer have spec info for this old XP desktop, I do not know if > the two 256MB memory sticks is the largest or could it take two 512MB > instead. > > Second - Ubuntu MATE stated the x86 version would take the least amount of > ram, but since it gave me fatal errors, I tried x64 version. I run this on > laptops, like the one I am typing from. > > Tom Davis > thought this desktop could use Kubuntu. I have not tried KDE for a long > time. I read a lot of articles that stated that MATE was the better option > to take an old XP desktop and add Linux distro that would be the "easiest" > to move to for those who used XP. I likes the "gnome" version used > originally for Ubuntu version 9 thru 12. After that I changed to the MATE > desktop environment. Since I use Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS, and will go to > 18.04LTS this year, if the person who gets the old system needs help, I can > help them. > > zahra a > mentioned using XP on the system. I do have XP and a Win7 upgrade DVDs. > For XP, I do not want to reinstall XP since there are no security updates > anymore. I really want the system not to have to use half the processor > usage for security software. As for Win7, well there are still some > security updated for a newly installed Win7 systems. Also, the processor > issue is the same with Win7. This security issue is one of the biggest > reasons for running Linux. I knew that Ubuntu 12 could run well, but I was > hoping to get 16.04LTS to install. > > Third - The Ubuntu MATE install updated the 64-bit LO 5.1.6.2 from the > repository. I have one system running 5.4.4 and this one is running > 6.0.0.3, but will go to 6.0.1.x soon. I was thinking about running 5.4.5.x > on the 512MB system. I wanted the more "conservative user" version of LO > over the "technology enthusiast, early adopter or power user" version for > this system. > > To be honest, this old system will be used for a few things - browser, > email, document creation, music and media player. I may add a few > "education" packages to that system, since it may go to a kid as well as an > adult. As I stated, it will be free. If you need a new/newer system, you > can get a Win10 laptop for under $250. > > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
