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Re: Elementary OS, Freya (Linux): tried it?

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:26 am
by dualstow
Hey, that LXLE looks pretty cool. I think I'm going to replace Mint w/ that and give it a spin.
Mint is fine, but it already failed something very simple and basic: a password change.
I don't need to process photos or do anything fancy, but not handling a change in login- that's a dealbreaker.
I really just need something light and stable that allows me to play with emacs and do some occasional browsing.
And like Tortoise, I've got an old (spare) machine. Only 1G RAM.

Re: Elementary OS, Freya (Linux): tried it?

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:16 pm
by dualstow
Damn. Since Unetbootin (on my Mac) only seems to work with OSs that it downloads from the list (e.g. Mint) and not with iso files that I downloaded on my own (e.g. Zorin, LXLE) I need to find another way to create a liveUSB of LXLE. Any ideas, guys?

Pendrive linux?

Meanwhile, Mint doesn't shut down normally ever since I tried that password change. It's punishing me, and successfully pissing me off. Can't wait to replace it.

Re: Elementary OS, Freya (Linux): tried it?

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:37 pm
by dualstow
Scratch that. LXLE in the house! 8)
Sometimes, you just need Windows. A friend sent me a Windows EXE file that created a liveUSB of that worked.
And thank you again, Early Cuyler.

Re: Elementary OS, Freya (Linux): tried it?

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:50 am
by Tortoise
dualstow wrote: LXLE in the house! 8)
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And thank you again, Early Cuyler.
Ditto. I installed LXLE, and it resurrected my old clunker PC. So far it's humming right along with no problems!

Re: Elementary OS, Freya (Linux): tried it?

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:24 am
by Early Cuyler
I'm glad it's working well for you guys!