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by Pierre
Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:58 am
Forum: General
Topic: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly
Replies: 13
Views: 1724

Re: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly

No Surprises there - the MX-Linux system is still right up there.
and it's still holding it's position, too.

it's still one of the few Linux Distro's that will still run on older re-furnished PCs, too.
viewtopic.php?t=78582
like that older win-8 Laptop, was.
:alien:
by Pierre
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:35 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: HP 15 Notebook [Solved]
Replies: 11
Views: 962

Re: HP 15 Notebook [Solved]

@Charlie Brown
:popcorn:
FullScale4Me wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:46 pm MX Linux has some features to address the above effect. MX Tools ---> MX Boot Options. Once open select 'Manage UEFI Boot Options. . .
that's good info to know
:p
by Pierre
Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:24 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: HP 15 Notebook [Solved]
Replies: 11
Views: 962

Re: HP 15 Notebook [Solved]

this also shows the issue, of re-purposing any PCs that were made after the bountiful win-7 system went EoL. now the most common PCs will have win-8x on them, and may even have been "upgraded" to win-10. - which of course, was 'too slow' - and is the reason that it was given away . . . thi...
by Pierre
Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:37 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: HP 15 Notebook [Solved]
Replies: 11
Views: 962

Re: HP 15 Notebook [Solved]

when all else fails - cheat - in the UEFI / BIOS there was the Answer - Legacy Mode :number1: restart the Laptop, yet again, and boot that disk in Legacy Mode. - re-install - yet again - with the existing gpt partitioning . . it still had an error, with BIOS partition Not found, except that this par...
by Pierre
Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:07 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: HP 15 Notebook [Solved]
Replies: 11
Views: 962

HP 15 Notebook [Solved]

The joys of re-furbishing those older PCs :rolleyes: System: Kernel: 6.1.0-13-amd64 [6.1.55-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz quiet splasht nosplash Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7 dm: LightDM ...
by Pierre
Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:27 am
Forum: MX Help
Topic: Unable to Burn .iso File with Xfburn [Solved]
Replies: 3
Views: 138

Re: Unable to Burn .iso File with Xfburn [Solved]

Yeah - Brasero is better & does work quite well.

another one is K3b that is also quite good.

you can install either, as both have an small dependency list,
and thus be installed into your exiting desktop environment.
by Pierre
Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:53 am
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: crossover, ends in fifteen days
Replies: 28
Views: 960

Re: crossover, ends in fifteen days

the wine & those 'Bottles' are all supported by the codeweavers team at crossover.com - there is an number of reasons to support those folks with your $$$ what most folks don't realise, is that, the support is only for One Year, but, you can use their product, for several years, dependant only o...
by Pierre
Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:53 pm
Forum: Site Help
Topic: Can't login in firefox at all -- invalid links
Replies: 10
Views: 1829

Re: Can't login in firefox at all -- invalid links

those ad-on are useful,
but they also do cause some wierd issues,
and you thus do have to keep them to an minimum.
by Pierre
Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:42 am
Forum: Software / Configuration
Topic: LibreOffice Calc How to Update 2023
Replies: 6
Views: 394

Re: LibreOffice Calc How to Update 2023

you didn't give your Quick System Information, or even state which version of LibreOffice that you now have installed. The installation instructions for LibreOffice are always presented in the "README" file included with the downloaded archive files, That official information is maintained...
by Pierre
Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: It Freezes, quite often, too. [Solved]
Replies: 4
Views: 502

Re: It Freezes, quite often, too. [Solved]

since they both do use the
Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics
then I'll try that option, too.

plus, wait an while, until they time out, again.

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