Linux Mint or Ubuntu?

[johnnydawg68]

Anyone here using either of these? I've got an old PC at home that is just almost unusable. I keep all of my mp3s on there, but that's about it. Maybe some downloading and browsing but nothing hard core. Any feedback positive or negative on this? I have limited disc space left, so it can't take up much room if at all. I'd happily replace Windows, but I don't want to lose my data.

 

[Matt Damon]

Anyone here using either of these? I've got an old PC at home that is just almost unusable. I keep all of my mp3s on there, but that's about it. Maybe some downloading and browsing but nothing hard core. Any feedback positive or negative on this? I have limited disc space left, so it can't take up much room if at all. I'd happily replace Windows, but I don't want to lose my data.

Buy a back up USB or HDMI external Hard Drive , retail about $60 or £50 here for 500GB up to 1 TB.

If its a desktop system would happily sit on your desk.

Back up to that, or use it as expansion space.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Any of the current distro's are decent. I personally use CentOS. or redhat.

 

[johnnydawg68]

Any of the current distro's are decent. I personally use CentOS. or redhat.

Exclusively or do you partition your hard drive and have both OS on there?

 

[johnnydawg68]

Buy a back up USB or HDMI external Hard Drive , retail about $60 or £50 here for 500GB up to 1 TB.

If its a desktop system would happily sit on your desk.

Back up to that, or use it as expansion space.

I'd prefer to not spend ANY money, that was the whole point. I do have Carbonite, and online back up tool, but haven't tried to retrieve anything from there yet...

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

*bites tongue*

 

[heatmeiser]

Mepis for me. Those sturdy old libs never fail

 

[neonleon]

Just put Linux on it and use it for simple surfing and porn. A wankstation if you will.

 

[Lao]

What language is this thread in. I've put a few quotes into Google translator and it doesn't recognise any of them, even klingon.

 

[Lynne x]

What language is this thread in. I've put a few quotes into Google translator and it doesn't recognise any of them, even klingon.

i'm lost too and i even know bits of welsh!!! xx

 

[Lao]

i'm lost too and i even know bits of welsh!!! xx

I know a lot of Welsh bits.

 

[bluebloodinmyveins]

I know a lot of Welsh bits.

Any of them not sheep?

 

[Lynne x]

I know a lot of Welsh bits.

well as i'm not welsh you cant be talking about my bits xx

 

[Lao]

Any of them not sheep?

I knew ewe'd say something like that.

 

[Lynne x]

I knew ewe'd say something like that.

Somebody throw him a fish!!! xx