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Mike as far as a bit torrent client I've always had my best luck with qbittorrent. It is also a cross platform bittorrent client.
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Old computer..Can I install Linux?
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Might be simpler to skip the whole torrent idea and go for the regular download. I've had great luck with those.
Thanks, I was going to do that at first by downloading via one of the mirrors, but the little message that shows when downloading said it would take 7 hours to download
And I chose a mirror closest to me 
That's why I decided to go the torrent way.
When downloading the torrent with the client, the download only shows up when I have the client open.. (see my earlier screenshot)
I checked the client folder for the download, and it wasn't there.
I also checked "My downloads" folder and it wasn't there.
**sadness**I just may try that client. I'll uninstall the current one I used and try that one...thanks
I also checked "My downloads" folder and it wasn't there.
Have you tried a search with the file name to search your entire hard drive? That should find it and help you avoid downloading it again.
OMG!! Why didn't I think of that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I found it doing what you suggested!!!!!
It was in a different downloads folder!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel so stupid now, but I found it....THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
The md5 matches!!!!!
On to installing it to a usb stick!!!
Thanks Kate!!
Sheesh, so simple and I missed trying that. wow.!!
If I could, I'd reach out and hug you lol
Not sure.
The desktop is like the overlay for Linux right?Doesn't LinuxMint have that?
Edit: I've downloaded the "Cinnamon" variant:
http://www.linuxmint.com/index.php
Not sure.
Doesn't LinuxMint have that?
Edit: I've downloaded the "Cinnamon" variant:
Main Page - Linux Mint
Yes, Mint has a KDE edition. The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 16 “Petra” KDE released!
Personally I've never warmed up to KDE although I've used it a good bit.
So the cinnamon edition.... Cinnamon is the desktop?
Sorry I'm so green here.
I read through the Linux sticky and that's way over my head lol
Sorry I'm so green here.
I read through the Linux sticky and that's way over my head lol
Um ... Mike ... don't worry about it.
(I really don't want your head to explode, unless you want to set up a live feed to YouTube. )
)Cinnamon is more than a theme but less than a distro. Mint uses the same underlying architecture for it's releases and then tweaks the heck out of them with packages and graphics. One might be more suited for development with a lightweight interface and a lot of tools and utilities while another might be loaded with graphics and codec for media.
The nice thing is you can try them all, if you like. And frankly, in the beginning it doesn't really matter that much because if your particular distro doesn't have a feature or service, you can add it.
Hi Mike.
I've sorta been following along with this thread as I have an old Latitude D810. Probably spec'd about the same as yours except it only has 1GB or RAM. I ran Ubuntu for about 8 weeks or so, but I was very limited in number of tabs I could have open, the fan ran constantly as the machine was hot enough to cook a steak on the keyboard, and it lagged like hell.
So, I decided to try Xubuntu, and it seemed much better. Then I gave Linux Mint XFSE a whirl, and liked the similarity to WinXP plus the snappiness I was missing. I saw the link you gave to cinnamon Mint.
I grabbed it to try as a live boot on another machine of mine and really liked it. I decided to give it a shot on my 810 and it ran really smooth. Since I had just flashed (er installed) a few minutes prior, I decided to give it a whirl. That distro you linked is nice. It has a comfortable look and feel, so you won't be lost, and runs real smooth on older hardware.
Installation was a piece of cake. The thing that bugged me was I couldn't get the dropbox client as I had on Ubuntu. I noticed on the updates though, that it was downloading Ubuntu updates. I went to the Dropbox site, and from there was able to download and install the Ubuntu version of Dropbox and it worked like a charm. It is syncing now as I type this.
I've sorta been following along with this thread as I have an old Latitude D810. Probably spec'd about the same as yours except it only has 1GB or RAM. I ran Ubuntu for about 8 weeks or so, but I was very limited in number of tabs I could have open, the fan ran constantly as the machine was hot enough to cook a steak on the keyboard, and it lagged like hell.
So, I decided to try Xubuntu, and it seemed much better. Then I gave Linux Mint XFSE a whirl, and liked the similarity to WinXP plus the snappiness I was missing. I saw the link you gave to cinnamon Mint.
I grabbed it to try as a live boot on another machine of mine and really liked it. I decided to give it a shot on my 810 and it ran really smooth. Since I had just flashed (er installed) a few minutes prior, I decided to give it a whirl. That distro you linked is nice. It has a comfortable look and feel, so you won't be lost, and runs real smooth on older hardware.
Installation was a piece of cake. The thing that bugged me was I couldn't get the dropbox client as I had on Ubuntu. I noticed on the updates though, that it was downloading Ubuntu updates. I went to the Dropbox site, and from there was able to download and install the Ubuntu version of Dropbox and it worked like a charm. It is syncing now as I type this.
ok, I am soooo close.
I managed to put the .iso image on a cd via my working computer.
Put the CD into the old computer and went into the BIOS screen to boot from the dvd drive.
It booted to this screen:
But the next screen I am supposed to see, is this one. However, I don't see that screen.:
If you want to see what I am talking about, here are the instructions I am following to install:
http://www.linuxmint.com/documentation/user-guide/english_15.0.pdf
I managed to put the .iso image on a cd via my working computer.
Put the CD into the old computer and went into the BIOS screen to boot from the dvd drive.
It booted to this screen:
But the next screen I am supposed to see, is this one. However, I don't see that screen.:
If you want to see what I am talking about, here are the instructions I am following to install:
http://www.linuxmint.com/documentation/user-guide/english_15.0.pdf
Mike, the first screen I saw, but after that, it simply booted into a LiveSession of Mint with an icon on the desktop to install. I boot from a USB stick though, so maybe it's different.:dontknow:
Hmm, maybe I'll try that. I'll have to find a 2GB usb stick...I think I only have a 1GB stick.
That's what you get from the CD/DVD install too, but with optical media it's much slower. It might take 5 minutes to completely boot.
I've waited for 20 minutes. Twice lol
I'm going to re-download a fresh install direct... No torrent this time. Burn a new cd and try it
Mike, use the Oklahoma State mirror for a direct download. It is superfast.
Mike, use the Oklahoma State mirror for a direct download. It is superfast.
I'll try that. I chose the Univ. of Maryland one, and its been downloading for 20 minutes now
0.1/1.2 GB, 6 hours left :banghead:
I'll try that. I chose the Univ. of Maryland one, and its been downloading for 20 minutes now
I did the same thing. When I first got on the web, geography was important for downloads. I was able to get the entire 1.2GB from University of Kentucky in about 20 minutes
BTW, are you doing the 64 bit? A laptop that old is probably only a 32 bit processor.
I did the same thing. When I first got on the web, geography was important for downloads. I was able to get the entire 1.2GB from University of Kentucky in about 20 minutes
BTW, are you doing the 64 bit? A laptop that old is probably only a 32 bit processor.
I don't even know where to find that info on XP.
I looked in start/my computer/properties....nothing about the processor listed as far as 64 or 32 bit.
I have no idea?
Windows XP? Click the start button, on the left hand side of the menu is a vertical blue bar. It will say either "Windows XP" or "Windows XP 64" or something different. If it doesn't say 64 bit, I think you should stick with 32 bit versions.
No soap
However, (and don't ask me how I found this), I found this info.
I had to upload it to photo bucket because A) I have no internet on that computer, and B) I'm too lazy to type it all out:
It appears to be 32 bit.
Yeah, I'm no Linux expert, but I know a thing or two about computers and processors and 32 / 64 bit. It's confusing as the Ubuntu page says to use the 64 bit if you have 2GB or more of RAM. It's probably a poorly chosen generalization as 2GB was becoming the standard at the same time AMD was coming out with 64 bit processors.
A 32 bit OS will run fine on a 32 bit or 64 bit processor. A 64 bit OS will not run on a 32 processor.
No soap
However, (and don't ask me how I found this), I found this info.
I had to upload it to photo bucket because A) I have no internet on that computer, and B) I'm too lazy to type it all out:
It appears to be 32 bit.
I'm guessing your assumption is based on the System DIR being System 32, but if you look at the top line it says "Windows XP Professional" and that would have a 64 bit qualifier. Like the frog said above, you need the 32 bit version and that is probably why you couldn't boot.
Oh, Moms-Dell:rofl:
JohnLaird
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If you haven't already committed to Ubuntu you might give Fedora a try...you can put Fedora on a flash drive with LiveUSB Creator (in Windows) then boot off the flash drive and you can evaluate Fedora Linux that way. You can also reserve space on the flash drive as persistent so you don't lose everything when you reboot. If you like it you can do a more permanent install.
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