I have a Toshiba Satellite A100 (1.7Ghz duo core, 1GB of memory) kicking around that isn’t good for anything and was wondering how Linux works when it comes to naming files.
I am still working with the frustrations of categorizing files and folders using Windows XP and how it will automatically rename files and folders once a certain amount of characters have been reached. Is Linux more forgiving when it comes to this glitch? I understand that Linux, or I should say some Linux, distributions work with OpenOffice so I am wondering which distributions work this laptop.
Another possibility would be if there is a recommended Virtual Machine that will allow me to run a Linux Distro on a different computer running at 2.4Ghz with 4GB memory on a Windows XP SP3 machine for a workaround to have one less computer on.
I don’t know what it is about Linux distros and why I haven’t been able to load one successfully onto one of my old computers hard drives. I can usually get live distros to load, but to get distros to load onto a hard drive why do I need to know commands, it should just load automatically, seriously!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compar…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filena…
Anyhow, installing Linux is relatively easy. 1st you’ll need to decide on a distro that will work with your hardware. Being that you only have 1GB RAM, you should stick with distros with a lightweight desktop environment such as LXDE or Xfce. Once you’ve decided, download the ISO, burn it to a CD or DVD using the appropriate software (e.g. ImgBurn), then boot off the disk. You can either start the installation immediately, or boot into Linux & start the install from within live session. There’s usually a shortcut on the desktop or somewhere in the start menu.
I’m currently running Zorin OS 9 Lite on 10+ yr old HP laptop with an AMD A64 3200+ & 1.25GB RAM.
http://zorin-os.com/tour.html
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