Upgrade your slow HOME computer with Zorin15 Linux or Puppy Linux operating system.
Yes, you might need to use all windows software to interact with your companies windows desktops. In that case, you can dual boot your computer with both Windows and Linux.
Thereby needing to continue with Windows 10 Operating System software, but you might find that you can perform your work at home with a Linux Operating System and Linux application programs.
So If the local shop is fresh out of hardware to buy, How does a free software download sound? Good?
10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 USB flash drive to give Linux a spin on this laptop in front of you.
If you feel your laptop could use a speed boost, but your wallet is sparsely populated with cash. Test drive a live linux on your present Windows laptop hardware or desktop.
2nd option, consider purchasing a cheap 120GB SSD SATA 2.5" drive to either install internally to replace the hard drive in your laptop or connect externally via USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 cable to a USB 3.0 to SATA drive enclosure with the SSD placed inside.
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3rd option here is a 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB single USB 3.0 Flash Drive.
https://opensource.com/article/20/3/open-source-working-home Here are some tools you can use Free, from your work at home site.
Google some of these next items, to find their website.
ZorinOS 15 Lite is a free download that you can try booting live from a USB flash drive.
Fatdog64 Puppylinux can also be installed into a USB flash drive and booted from USB flash drive without changing a thing on your Windows Computer. Just hit the F12, F10 or ESC BIOS boot drive select key to select which disk drive to boot up from. Choose the external USB Flash Disk.
So don't have a USB Flash Drive handy? Lick Installer .EXE file works on your present windows PC to install a puppylinux version 8.0 or Fatdog64 in a single file on your existing Windows C:\ disk.
http://puppylinux-or-pcbsd.blogspot.com/2019/11/ms-windows-users-consider-lick.html
http://puppylinux-or-pcbsd.blogspot.com/
Need more information and help. Check out the forums of your chosen Linux Distro. Join a local Linux Users Group (LUG) in your neighborhood. Join Telegram group, t.me/linux4everyone and visit and ask questions.
google Linux4everyone linux4everyone.com , Listen to one of Jason Evangelho's podcasts. Read his Linux Gaming articles at Forbes.com https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/#7565da20d36f
Enjoy the software and hardware that you have now. If you feel Windows is too slow when working remotely from home, maybe changing over to ZorinOS Linux and a SSD SATA 2.5" inch drive will improve your work flow. Maybe using PuppyLinux 8.0 or Fatdog64 810 (includes LibreOffice 6.1.2) from a USB flash drive will help you out.
10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 usb flash drive is all that it requires. You have the time and means now that you are home.
Give it a shot and explore the speed that is in your present laptop hardware.
Fred
Colton Oregon USA
$45 for ZorinOS 15.2 installed to a 16GB USB Flash drive.
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Interesting, this approach can be golden specially in developing countries.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that useful post.
Yes, a USB Flash drive to carry your very own Personal Computer Environment around to other places, just in your pocket is quite helpful in developing countries.
ReplyDeletehttps://peppermintos.com/ Peppermint OS 10 is a lite fast Linux for computers.
https://manjaro.org/ is a complete uptodate full Linux operating system that supports playing Steam Games.
Even Lick Installer is helpful, when you don't have a USB Flash drive.
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