Hi :) Sorry, my keyboard is still suffering from when i crunched it's usb-plug. It's still a beautiful keyboard but sometimes gets it's signals a bit muddled. Apols from a Tom :)
On 23 February 2018 at 20:40, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > Yeh, the KDE people put a serious amount of work into it a lot lighter and > faster. Initially i only tried it out for a laugh but i was quite > flabergasted at how phenomenally slick it had become. > Regards from > a Tom :) > > > > On 23 February 2018 at 18:11, David Burleigh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It's interesting to hear of Kubuntu working well on an old machine. >> When I last tried using it a few years ago, Nepumuk and Aconadi bogged >> it down so much that it became unusable. >> On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 16:42 +0000, Tom Davies wrote: >> > Hi :) >> > Would Gnome Office (ie Abiword and Gnumeric) be better? >> > >> > Also last time i tried distro-hopping on 'old' machines i found that >> > Kubuntu was much faster and lighter-weight than even Lubuntu and >> > Xubuntu. >> > There was a ton of stuff to figure out and apps etc to add o really >> > get the >> > most out of it but the default set-up looks really swish and is very >> > usable. Perhaps best to let the new owner enjoy their own voyage of >> > discovery. Kubuntu uses a different office suite and i found that >> > so light >> > and fast that i didn't bother to try out LibreOffice on it. >> > KOffice/Calligra uses the same file-formats as LibreOffice. >> > >> > Regards from >> > a Tom :) >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On 23 February 2018 at 14:43, M Henri Day <[email protected]> >> > 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 >> > > >> > > -- >> > > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] >> > > Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-t >> > > o- >> > > unsubscribe/ >> > > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Net >> > > iquette >> > > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >> > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and >> > > cannot be >> > > deleted >> > > >> -- >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] >> Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-un >> subscribe/ >> 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 >> > > -- 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
