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    wich distro do you recommand me for these hardware and these expectations

    HI ok i have downloaded the .iso. how to install it on the hdd? can i install it directly to my 2 nd hdd? or do i need to go via a usb key? Also a friend told me to use a software not own by microsoft to install the iso cause miscrosoft put tricks so people can t install linux ? what do you...
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    how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

    what led me to beleive it was unsuccesful was that i was only seing 2 meg free in windows and that it is a 8 gig usbkey and i read later somewhere to have like 32 gig and more( never found the exact size of linux mint..). i booted from usb and linux was working. audio and video too but only on...
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    how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

    hii used balena etcher to try to put mint on a 8 gig usbkey. no succes, now even when i tell windows to format the usbkey it show me a usb key that is like 2 mb! how to restore it to 8 gig?
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    wich distro do you recommand me for these hardware and these expectations

    hi iread it . im aware it will be different. the question about sleep remains maybe there is an equivalent maybe not .id like to know if possible tx
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    wich distro do you recommand me for these hardware and these expectations

    ok one important feature i like about windows is the sleep mode wich is that for example i can set a timer to tell the pc to go to sleep after 1 hour without mouse or keyboard stimulation. when the pc goes in sleep it does not consume energy and this is good to give longer lifespan to all the...
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    wich distro do you recommand me for these hardware and these expectations

    so you say that Mx is a bit more work around to get started is that it ? its important cause i have never used reperetories and linux is new to me so i ll be no so much autonomus.
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    wich distro do you recommand me for these hardware and these expectations

    when you say it is a good way to test the distro, what is there to check verify? apart from looking at the stock wall paper what is there for me to do when you say explore.?
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    wich distro do you recommand me for these hardware and these expectations

    ok thx my readings lead me to 2 options mint or mx linux. what is your take on that. i would like not to have to search teh web hard to make my distro work out of the box. one point i read is that mint comes with codecs preinstalled. is it the same for MX? i mean being able to read videos is...
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    how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

    ok its a different prog. i installed it and run it i can see. is there a way to save all the pages (multiple component in a text file in order to have a reference later?
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    how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

    hi as i said i have cc leaner but i dont know where to look
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    how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

    hi tx for reply, i do have th free version of cclean . i did try to find where even with a google search but i can not find the place to click in order to tell the software to list my hardware, .... can you help me with that?
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    wich distro do you recommand me for these hardware and these expectations

    HI im french so indulge in my mis spelling. I want a distro that is compatible with my current hardware (no money on changing pieces) my hardware is the same as in 2008 when it was at that time a beast. Use : every day stuff . Im not and enterprise company. I want to be able to video edit...
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    how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

    HI i read it was better and more simple to installe linux on a different hdd. Anyway, i do want to know the rpm and cache mb. the printed lable is not there so i search a way to discover those info can you help me with that? also what other info are relavant to check? tx
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    how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

    Hi how can i get a list of the components i have in my pc in order to make a informed choice? i run windows 7 64 at the moment Also, i found a secondary hard disk drive what is the best way to format it and to check if it is still usable tx
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