Subj : Lacros
To   : Ky Moffet
From : Barry Martin
Date : Mon Aug 14 2023 07:11:00


Hi Ky!

 > ZDNet recently had an article on some other Linux versions for old
 > hardware:
 > https://www.zdnet.com/article/want-to-save-your-aging-computer-try-these
 > -5-linux-distributions/
 > I do not have experience with any of these versions.  Just sticking the
 > information in here for reference.
 KM> The problem with a Chromebook is that it's not a standard laptop,
 KM> so it needs a distro that's known to work with it. And not all of
 KM> them will. But a bunch do.

Good information on Chromebook and distribution options -- I'm going to
add to my information pool.  And yes, some computers are highly
proprietary: good in some ways, bad in others.


 KM> I don't know if a Chromebook does a live boot from USB, but if
 KM> so, that's the way to test out various distros and see which
 KM> work.
 
It may but might also need a secret keyboard combination to do so.



 KM> than from the HD. When I had it on an ancient laptop it was
 KM> perfectly fine on 340mb RAM. It is odd, doesn't feel like linux
 KM> at all, and I never did get wifi to work. It's easy to use and
 KM> runs well even on a 20 year old PC. However... there's not just
 KM> one Puppy, there are literally hundreds. Just a few:
 
As for the WiFi, possibly needs a driver installed.  My HP laptop only 
has 2.4 GHz capabilities so I added a dual-band dongle.  For the dongle 
to work it needed to have a driver manually installed.  Semi-oddly my 
Lenovo laptop which pre-dated the HP one by probably ten years accepts 
both bands.  ...Was going to update the WiFi module in the HP so I didn't
need to use the dongle (sticks out, potential for damage, loss); found 
one ... something 'odd' about the picture compared to the picture of the
original module.  Oh! Three antenna terminals! Duh!  The upgrade module 
would fit but no 5 GHz antenna to connect to!


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