That's a good point... this is aging hardware & a laptop. I'd rather not be installing new HDDs of possible. Is it possible to boot from an external HDD? Assuming partition is my best bet?
Thanks.
Linux
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Re: Linux
You can make a bootable USB stick with Linux and boot into the OS from it. It wont run as good as if it was installed on a HDD, but it's enough to give you an idea of the OS. It's also a good thing to have for fixing Windows PCs that can't boot.
Re: Linux
Ziggy587 wrote:You can make a bootable USB stick with Linux and boot into the OS from it. It wont run as good as if it was installed on a HDD, but it's enough to give you an idea of the OS. It's also a good thing to have for fixing Windows PCs that can't boot.
Pretty much my suggestion. Just play around with different OS's to see what you like.
It's actually not a bad idea to have some Linux sticks just laying around. I have an old 512mb USB stick with puppy linux on it that I've used several times to access data on Windows pc's that were screwed up.
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Re: Linux
Good suggestions. I honestly hadn't thought a out testing out different OS builds.
So I'll get Mint running on a fresh USB and report back. Haven't had a good nerdy project in a bit so looking forward to it.
So I'll get Mint running on a fresh USB and report back. Haven't had a good nerdy project in a bit so looking forward to it.
Re: Linux
There are a bunch of lightweight distros if you're interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-wei ... stribution
I came to recommend DSL, and didn't realize it's been gone since 08. Tempus fugit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-wei ... stribution
I came to recommend DSL, and didn't realize it's been gone since 08. Tempus fugit.
Re: Linux
So I do have a little more to add on the lightweight OS discussion.
I bought a cheap Gateway laptop from Walmart around a year ago. I just needed something that I could throw around and not worry about breaking an expensive pc on the go. It came with Windows 11 but it barely ran with the crappy specs. Today I (finally) installed Xubuntu and everything is running really snappy. I've always liked the Xfce environment. No frills and easy to use.
A really great distro for lower specs.
I bought a cheap Gateway laptop from Walmart around a year ago. I just needed something that I could throw around and not worry about breaking an expensive pc on the go. It came with Windows 11 but it barely ran with the crappy specs. Today I (finally) installed Xubuntu and everything is running really snappy. I've always liked the Xfce environment. No frills and easy to use.
A really great distro for lower specs.