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New User with A Vista
I want to migrate from Microsoft, especially after the latest 1803 updates, and have taken the opportunity to use and old Windows Vista laptop to convert to Linux and am hoping that I will be able move my other machine at a later date.
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Re: New User with A Vista
Hi DeLoki-42,
Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!
Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!
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Re: New User with A Vista
Hello DeLoki-42
Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum
Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum
Re: New User with A Vista
Hi and welcome aboard DeLoki-42
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Re: New User with A Vista
Welcome aboard, @DeLoki-42!
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Re: New User with A Vista
Hi DeLoki-42 & welcome to our forum
all of my Laptops are Ex Vista PCs and all of them have converted rather nicely to a Linux System.
NB: that Vista was a 32bit system, but you will find that the CPUs are typically a 64bit device.
all of my Laptops are Ex Vista PCs and all of them have converted rather nicely to a Linux System.
NB: that Vista was a 32bit system, but you will find that the CPUs are typically a 64bit device.
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Re: New User with A Vista
Hi DeLoki-42 the old Vista's are ready to go to the darkside. the old 32's still work if you have one with a 32 bit databuss like this one
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penguin@penguin-MS-1012 ~ $ inxi -Fxzd
System: Host: penguin-MS-1012 Kernel: 4.13.0-37-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine: System: MICRO-STAR INT'L product: MS-1012 v: 0121
Mobo: N/A model: N/A
Bios: American Megatrends v: A1012IMS VB.80 date: 06/24/2005
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB
flags: (nx pae sse sse2) bmips: 1596 speed: 798 MHz (max)
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1280x800@65.28hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2
GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller
driver: snd_intel8x0 ports: d000 cc00 bus-ID: 00:1e.2
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-37-generic
Network: Card: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 port: e800 bus-ID: 01:03.0
IF: enp1s3 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 163.9GB (6.9% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST9160821A size: 160.0GB
ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Patriot_Memory size: 3.9GB
Optical: /dev/sr0 model: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GCA-4080N
rev: 0A31 dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes
audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r state: running
Partition: ID-1: / size: 146G used: 7.5G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
ID-2: /boot size: 472M used: 133M (30%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: swap-1 size: 1.06GB used: 0.21GB (20%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 157 Uptime: 22 min Memory: 480.9/990.5MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35
penguin@penguin-MS-1012 ~ $
Re: New User with A Vista
Welcome aboard, DeLoki-42! I recently installed Mint on a Vista computer for a friend. Linux runs so much faster than Windows, it has to be seen to be believed. As previously mentioned, many of those Vista machines have 64 bit CPUs, as my friend's did.
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