[NTLUG:Discuss] Fwd: A Voice From Garland (Tx)

[David Eddleman]

I've heard horror stories about people trying to dual boot on Win11 due to
TPM. Probably better just running Linux on it and using a lightweight Win7
or Win10 VM via VirtualBox or the like for those few things that you
absolutely have to use Windows for that Wine chokes on.

On Fri, Jan 3, 2025, 15:40 Glenn Larson <glenn.larson at pobox.com> wrote:

> I recently installed Linux Mint with xfce on an HP Stream 11
> (Discontinued - someone on Amazon has 10 available for $140 each) with
> Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM and 64 GB SSD. I carry it on motorcycle
> trips. So far so good. Works better than Windows 11 did. I thought about
> making it dual boot, but came to my senses and dedicated the storage to
> Linux.
>
> On 1/3/25 13:13, stuart yarus wrote:
> > Subject: A Voice From Garland (Tx)
> >
> > Tuesday Afternoon - New Year's Eve
> > 31 Dec 2024
> >
> > Hello;
> >
> > I've got the idea that it's about time that I moved off Windows to LINUX
> > but all that I've done is to play around with some distributions ...
> never
> > long enough to become even slightly comfortable.
> >
> > One of the things I've learned is that when messing around on a computer
> > it should be on a separate machine and not the one depended on for day
> > -to-day operations (e-mail, Web surfing, etc).
> >
> > I've got it in my head that I'd like to see how practical a mini-PC is
> but
> > have gotten confused over the numerous discussion seen about things
> > to watch out for.
> >
> > Is there a 'safe' mini PC with a good reputation for being
> > well built and 'friendly' to having LINUX installed ?
> >
> > - Paul, WB5AGF
> > Garland, Tx
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