Big distributions, little RAM 6
It’s that time again where I install the major, full desktop, distributions into a limited hardware machine and report on how they perform. Once again, and like before, I’ve decided to re-run my...
View ArticleSo many flavours – with bonus privacy rant!
It’s interesting reading the old Linux Experiment first posts when people were contemplating which distro to install. It’s been 4.5 years since then and the linux world has evolved. Most noticeable,...
View ArticleA tale of a gillion installs
Install number one: LMDE 201303. I was hoping for the best of both worlds, but I got driver issues instead. LMDE has known ATI proprietary driver install issues. I followed the Mint instructions and...
View ArticleBig distributions, little RAM 7
It’s been a while but once again here is the latest instalment of the series of posts where I install the major, full desktop, distributions into a limited hardware machine and report on how they...
View ArticleBig distributions, little RAM 8
It’s been a while but once again here is the latest instalment of the series of posts where I install the major, full desktop, distributions into a limited hardware machine and report on how they...
View ArticleBig distributions, little RAM 9
It’s been a while but once again here is the latest instalment of the series of posts where I install the major, full desktop, distributions into a limited hardware machine and report on how they...
View ArticleDistro Comparison – Looking for the Easiest (2017 Dell XPS 13)
TL;DR: I chose Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS for my new Dell XPS 13, because it was the easiest to set up for my requirements. Results DISTRO [...]
View ArticleFixing GRUB installation error in Linux Mint 19
Recently I was installing Linux Mint 19 onto a computer and discovered that the installer consistently failed to setup GRUB correctly. This left the system [...]
View ArticleMoving on up to Linux Mint 19!
Well the time has finally come for me to upgrade my desktop computer from the previous version of Linux Mint, Linux Mint 18 released back [...]
View ArticleLinux Mint 19… I’m here
Some months ago I made a quick post talking about my plan to finally upgrade my old desktop PC running Linux Mint 18 to the [...]
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