[ubuntu-uk] How old is your computer - the sequel.

[Paul Sutton]

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On 09/12/14 17:16, George DiceGeorge wrote:
> [ Lubuntu requires a PAE  CPU these days.]
> 
> What - so theres now no official version of ubuntu that works with
> older machines - thats daft, its eco-vandalism to scrap old PCs
> 
> [g]


ToriOS does,  the team is working on the beta right now so when that
is available an announcement will be made.

Granted this is not a Ubuntu spin but it is based on 12.04,  but will
also be minimal enough so you can install the software you need / want
and not have to worry about other stuff getting in the way too much.



Paul


> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Liam Proven Sent: Tuesday, 09
> December, 2014 17:10 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk]
> How old is your computer - the sequel.
> 
> On 9 December 2014 at 17:59, George DiceGeorge
> <dicegeorge at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> If youre putting Lubuntu on one of them then put Lubuntu on all
>> of them to make it as easy as possible for the users.
> 
> 
> Whereas I would endorse that, the snag is that Lubuntu requires a
> PAE CPU these days. I've tried the `forcepae` option and while it
> worked, I encountered many problems -- no Wifi, screen corruption
> on resume etc. This on hardware that worked flawlessly with 12.04. 
> xxxxxxxxxx
> 

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