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Hi All,
I've a Dell Latitude E6430 laptop with 8gb ram, i5 cpu and 240gb ssd.
I've decided not to install Windows 10 - mostly, because I already have a Win 10 laptop.
I thought that I'd try to turn it into a 'hackintosh' - but in this, I failed
.
As I'm still resolved to try something other than Windows, I think that I might try a Linux-based operating system, but which version might be best ? There's Ubuntu, there's Red Hat and probably others.
Can anyone recommend an operating system other than Windows, that I could put on my laptop ?
Thank you.
I've a Dell Latitude E6430 laptop with 8gb ram, i5 cpu and 240gb ssd.
I've decided not to install Windows 10 - mostly, because I already have a Win 10 laptop.
I thought that I'd try to turn it into a 'hackintosh' - but in this, I failed
. As I'm still resolved to try something other than Windows, I think that I might try a Linux-based operating system, but which version might be best ? There's Ubuntu, there's Red Hat and probably others.
Can anyone recommend an operating system other than Windows, that I could put on my laptop ?
Thank you.
LordGrover said:
Elementary is quite polished.
Thank you !I like the sound of it
I think that I'll give it a go.
For ease of use, try Ubuntu, Linux Mint or Elementary OS (looks more like MacOS).
Mint and Elementary are both based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian.
I've been using Linux since 2002, used to run Red Hat and SUSE along with other versions back in the day but switched to Ubuntu about 3 years ago.
If you pick Ubuntu you have the choice of many different versions, standard version, long term support version (more stable) and they you have versions with different desktop environment such as KDE.
I run Ubuntu on my Dell XPS 13 (i7, 8GB ram, SSD)
Mint and Elementary are both based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian.
I've been using Linux since 2002, used to run Red Hat and SUSE along with other versions back in the day but switched to Ubuntu about 3 years ago.
If you pick Ubuntu you have the choice of many different versions, standard version, long term support version (more stable) and they you have versions with different desktop environment such as KDE.
I run Ubuntu on my Dell XPS 13 (i7, 8GB ram, SSD)
Started using Linux last year full time, Debian worked very well yet there were snags with setting up
Running Linux Mint Cinnamon right now to see what it's like and am well impressed, seems to be running faster than Debian, could be something to do with the drivers that come with it
Have fun
Running Linux Mint Cinnamon right now to see what it's like and am well impressed, seems to be running faster than Debian, could be something to do with the drivers that come with it
Have fun
AJB88 said:
is Solus good with hardware support though? all of these Debian based versions should have decent hardware support.
I confess I've only ever run it within a VM but I'd be surprised if you hit any real issues. Do you have any specific or esoteric hardware you need support for?This:
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pcl...
might be a reasonable set of training wheels for folks more used to MS operating systems.
It seems to be debian based.
Here at dcbTowers, about 40 years of Unix experience has full fat fedora rawhide
on the main box and raspbian on the raspberry pi.
Various versions of the BSD and solaris worlds are also run from time to time.
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pcl...
might be a reasonable set of training wheels for folks more used to MS operating systems.
It seems to be debian based.
Here at dcbTowers, about 40 years of Unix experience has full fat fedora rawhide
on the main box and raspbian on the raspberry pi.
Various versions of the BSD and solaris worlds are also run from time to time.
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