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One question, besides a terminal, were those systems running any other programs? or just booted and idle? If the latter they seem quite high.
I mentioned in my first pst that I did some "speed dating" with distros last April. (I collected memory-usage info. LL wouldn't boot then, and I didn't pursue it.). When I got this new laptop a couple weeks ago, I thought I'd collect the memory-usage comparisons again. I wanted to see how compatable this laptop is with Linux, how many distros woul install.
I'll try it on my new laptop tomorrow.
4.2 can be upgraded to 4.8 in the usual manner.
Install 4.2, run updates once done/reboot if needed, then use Lite Upgrade - you'll be on LL 4.8 before you know it.. Installing any 4.x will upgrade to the latest in the series. No different than those who had 4.2 and upgraded along the way or waited till now.
The OS is the same - you'll get the updates from 4.2 thru 4.8 when upgrading.. No worries. The only difference is the BIOS installer portion...
Quote from: Jerry on February 03, 2020, 04:55:53 PMJust use the 4.2 UEFI image, it's perfectly fine.FYI: 4.2 UEFI-test booted on both my laptops. I got the Live-CD desktop. (I didn't try installing. I don't want to spend time on an older version.).I feel silly coming in here all fired up about an ISO problem. That was a strange "wait, what?" moment (when I realized I had assume too much about the official download).
Just use the 4.2 UEFI image, it's perfectly fine.
Is your system UEFI? The 4.8 Release Announce is very clear on how to determine this.