10-22-2016, 07:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-23-2016, 08:35 PM by hughparker1.)
I have been using various linux distros for a couple of years now but still consider myself to be a newbie. I have several laptops/PCs each with multi-boot OS as I am still investigating the different distros out there. Initially I didn't install LL because it always liked to be in charge of the grub menu but after using it I soon realised that even though is was extremely light on resources it was fully functional. I now think LL is currently one of the best distros out there.
I have now successfully installed LL3 64-bit on two older BIOS laptops which both had 4GB RAM
DELL Vostro 1520 Intel Core2 Duo T6670 ............................................ (bought 2010)
Sony Vaio Intel Core2 Duo T9400 & NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT ............ (bought 2009)
Both are running very well indeed.
I have a couple of questions and would appreciate any advice/guidance ...
Q1. I was recently asked to install linux on an old SAMSUNG NC10 Netbook with only 1 GB of RAM so I was thinking I might install LL3 32-bit as I read on-line that 32-bit might be better than 64-bit for laptops with only 1GB RAM. Would 32-bit be a good choice?
EDIT: I just found out that the processor for the SAMSUNG NC10 is i386 so 32-bit is my only choice here, but still not sure which would be best for the ASUS EEE-BOX see below, any advice would be appreciated.
Q2. I also have an old ASUS EEE-BOX Dual core Intel Atom D525, Graphics NVIDIA GT218 [ION] with 4 GB RAM bought 2011. The processor is not very fast although the grapics card is not too bad. It currently runs OpenELEC very well indeed. Would you recommend LL3 64-bit for this install?
I have now successfully installed LL3 64-bit on two older BIOS laptops which both had 4GB RAM
DELL Vostro 1520 Intel Core2 Duo T6670 ............................................ (bought 2010)
Sony Vaio Intel Core2 Duo T9400 & NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT ............ (bought 2009)
Both are running very well indeed.
I have a couple of questions and would appreciate any advice/guidance ...
Q1. I was recently asked to install linux on an old SAMSUNG NC10 Netbook with only 1 GB of RAM so I was thinking I might install LL3 32-bit as I read on-line that 32-bit might be better than 64-bit for laptops with only 1GB RAM. Would 32-bit be a good choice?
EDIT: I just found out that the processor for the SAMSUNG NC10 is i386 so 32-bit is my only choice here, but still not sure which would be best for the ASUS EEE-BOX see below, any advice would be appreciated.
Q2. I also have an old ASUS EEE-BOX Dual core Intel Atom D525, Graphics NVIDIA GT218 [ION] with 4 GB RAM bought 2011. The processor is not very fast although the grapics card is not too bad. It currently runs OpenELEC very well indeed. Would you recommend LL3 64-bit for this install?