Ubuntu isn't light weight and that is what I want. As I've mentioned, I don't know anything about the laptop other than it's old and runs XP. It's an adventure into the unknown!Originally Posted by gerrman97
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Ubuntu isn't light weight and that is what I want. As I've mentioned, I don't know anything about the laptop other than it's old and runs XP. It's an adventure into the unknown!
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Look in to Bodhi Linux. It's Ubuntu based and uses Enlightenment 17. Blazingly fast on old hardware with the advantage of the Ubuntu repos.
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I will, thanks.
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Hello Bo; Just wondering, is it possible to configure your SSD to external usb drive?
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Not a clue, a friend dumped it on me yesterday
Wouldn't I just need to get an empty USB-drive chassis and install it. I have one for ide, is it any different for SATA?
It seems to be a Corsair cssd-f120gb2
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A follow up question. I didn't expect it, but I've grown quite fond of Unity and find I use the keyboard a lot more now to start applications and locate files. I barely use the launcher really and only have a couple of icons on the desktop itself (a couple of windows games).
Are there alternatives that are good for an old laptop? If so, do any distributions come with them as default?
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Once you receive it post the make, model & specs here. Otherwise we are just taking a stab in the dark.I don't know the model, but let's just assume it's ancient, it runs XP and that is something I plan to fix.
If the laptop is really old then it would have a PATA interface which is not so common on SSDs. Majority of SSDs are SATA but there are exceptions.
Crunchbang, Archbang, Fuduntu (laptop orientated). A netinstall of Ubuntu with lxde or xfce might suffice. Same goes for Arch.
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I will, my OP was mainly to get some initial suggestions and ideas.
This one is SATA.
Excellent, thank you. I'll check them out.
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Sounds like a neat little project. I wonder how many people are willing to get rid of old comps that you can toy around with to learn new things. I might try something like this for a little project to keep myself busy.
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Yes but the interface on the laptop is the main concern here, if it's PATA then you can't use that SSD.
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