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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
On 02/19/2018 08:09 PM, RichA wrote:
With Windows, if you opened more than 2 browser windows, it bogged down, often just freezing. Couldn't deal with images at all. Switching to Linux cured it, you still have to be cognizant of the 1G memory and cpu power limitations, but it can do much more than before. Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). -- Ken Hart |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
Ken Hart:
Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). (This being a photography group...) How are they at running Lightroom and Photoshop? -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
Davoud wrote:
Ken Hart: Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). (This being a photography group...) How are they at running Lightroom and Photoshop? Pffft!! :-) -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
On 2018-02-22 04:47:22 +0000, Davoud said:
Ken Hart: Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). (This being a photography group...) How are they at running Lightroom and Photoshop? There's no rule in photography that forces you to use Adobe products... http://ubuntustudio.org/ -- teleportation kills |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
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wrote: Ken Hart: Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). (This being a photography group...) How are they at running Lightroom and Photoshop? There's no rule in photography that forces you to use Adobe products... there is if you want quality results. |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
On 2018-02-22 16:40:00 +0000, nospam said:
In article , android wrote: Ken Hart: Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). (This being a photography group...) How are they at running Lightroom and Photoshop? There's no rule in photography that forces you to use Adobe products... there is if you want quality results. woosh or something... -- teleportation kills |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
In article , Ken Hart says...
Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). Why bother about 10-15 years old computers when you can buy a new one for 200 Euro? If that is still too expensive, you could buy a Raspberry Pi and put Linux on it. -- Alfred Molon Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
In article , Alfred Molon
wrote: Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). Why bother about 10-15 years old computers when you can buy a new one for 200 Euro? because a 200 euro computer is junk. If that is still too expensive, you could buy a Raspberry Pi and put Linux on it. that would be more capable than a 10-15 year old computer running linux. |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
On 02/22/2018 01:00 PM, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Ken Hart says... Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). Why bother about 10-15 years old computers when you can buy a new one for 200 Euro? If that is still too expensive, you could buy a Raspberry Pi and put Linux on it. I haven't done the Euro to Dollar conversion, but I haven't paid three digits for any of my old computers. Just because a widget is old is no reason to scrap it, especially if it still works well enough to use. -- Ken Hart |
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Switched from Windows to Linux on old netbook. What a difference
In article , Ken Hart
wrote: Same here. I have several machines that are 10-15 years old, and severely under-powered. They bogged down terribly with WinXP, but now run great with Lubuntu (a light-weight version of Ubuntu). Why bother about 10-15 years old computers when you can buy a new one for 200 Euro? If that is still too expensive, you could buy a Raspberry Pi and put Linux on it. I haven't done the Euro to Dollar conversion, but I haven't paid three digits for any of my old computers. then whatever you have is junk. quality costs money. Just because a widget is old is no reason to scrap it, especially if it still works well enough to use. then you must not be doing much. |
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