• refalo@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    the problem is always hardware incompatibility.

    Mint installer does not boot on any machine I have.

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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      4 months ago

      I acquired an ewaste laptop with a 5+ year old Celeron, 4GM of RAM and a spinning rust drive. I tossed mint on there after fighting with Windows update to try to apply 3 years worth of updates and while the installer took 2 hours to complete, it actually is a bit more usable and once it’s booted it’s amusingly chirpy with random slowdowns whenever it has to hit the disc for data.

      I might set it up as my daughter’s first computer. She’s getting to that age already so it’s about time to do it