by Ziggy587 Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:56 pm
So I went back to using Mint on my workbench computer. I had Ubuntu installed on a SSD, but it just didn't run good at all. I know it's an old PC, but it has a Core 2 Quad and enough RAM. I even upgraded the video card to some nVidia workstation card. Ubuntu just runs slow. Now that I have Mint back on it, it runs just fine.
I still have a hurdle with the hard drives though. I have a mechanical HDD for XP, and I originally dual booted Mint with that. Then I got the bright idea to get a SSD for Linux, and I got a 120GB Kingston for like $20. But I couldn't figure out how to dual boot Mint on the SSD with XP on the mechanic HDD. Then I decided to just go back to using a mechanical HDD to run both XP and Mint, but when I went to install Mint the other day it didn't give me the typical dual boot option during the installation process. Weird. I don't know, I think this PC is haunted or something. So right now I have Mint on that 120 GB SSD, and it runs great! So, at least there's that.
I know I can run XP on the SSD, and just use that to dual boot. I mean, this drive was only $20, so even if it dies prematurely from lack of a trim function in XP, no big loss. But being what a pain in the ass this has been to set up, if I ever get it working the way I want to then I really don't want a drive to die LOL.
I'm parting with some duplicate Blu-Ray and DVD movies. Check out this thread if interested.