Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Why you should replace Windows 7 with Linux

https://vivaldi.com/blog/replace-windows-7-with-linux/

Your Windows 7 is likely running on an older machine that might struggle with a resource hungry operating system like Windows 10. 
To run Windows 10, you need a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit RAM, 16 GB for 32-bit OS or 20 GB for 64-bit OS, and a 800 x 600 resolution display. And that’s just a bare minimum. 
For many machines, the answer will not be Windows 10. 
What you need instead is a lightweight, efficient OS that is – of course – resistant to viruses.

Why replace Windows 7 with Linux ??


Replacing your Windows 7 with Linux is one of your smartest options yet. 


But rest assured that things have moved on in the Linux world. It has become much more accessible to the average user. If like most average users, you use your computer to browse the internet, watch movies and work on some documents, then you will be just fine. Install Linux and enjoy! 

 ZorinOS 15 Lite  is good.  https://zorinos.org

PeppermintOS  is good   https://peppermintos.com

Pop!_OS  is good  https://www.system76.com/pop

Fatdog64  https://www.lightofdawn.org/blog/?viewCat=Fatdog64

 




Tuesday, November 26, 2019

WIN 7, WIN XP users, you want to test Linux on your PC?

I could not say it any better than ZorinOS 15 Lite edition webpage directions.
Click this

ZorinOS 15 Install directions

https://zorinos.com/help/install-zorin-os/



Download Link here


https://zorinos.com/download/#lite


2 USB Writer Tools

a very nice 70+ Megabyte application, makes writing a USB Flash drive with a .ISO or .IMG file a breeze to perform.   Works for MS Windows, MacOS, Linux

A complete MS Windows single .EXE file, 1.5 Megabyte tool to write a .ISO or .IMG file to a usb flash drive

Zorin OS 15 Lite Webpage Articles




Zorin OS 15 Lite Linux distro can rejuvenate your aging Windows PC
A common complaint I hear from friends and family is their Windows PC is slow and barely usable. They explain that the computer is old and they think they may need a new one. I immediately ask them what they use the PC for, and almost always, they spend most of the time in a web browser. To save them money, I often suggest installing a lightweight Linux-based operating system. Why buy new hardware if you don't need it? A better operating system can often make the computer run fast again.

Today, you can download an excellent such Linux-based operating system. Called "Zorin OS 15 Lite," 
it is not only lightweight, but thanks to the Xfce desktop environment and integrated Flatpak support, it should be quite familiar to those switching from Windows. In fact, the developers are intentionally targeting existing Windows 7 users, as Microsoft's operating system will be unsupported beginning January 2020. Zorin OS 15 Lite, in comparison, is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and supported until 2023! It even comes with the very modern Linux kernel 5.0.

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

MS Windows Users, Test drive PuppyLinux with just a few clicks

Test drive a Puppylinux from MS Windows computer with minimal cost and time in just a few clicks.

I share this LICK Installer Windows application to install a PuppyLinux with out creating a CD, DVD, or USB Flash Drive.

I normally boot from a PuppyLinux.ISO Bionicpup64 file that was written to a USB Flash drive with Windows GUI programs Etcher.io or Rufus.ie  Then boot up from a USB Flash drive into Puppy Linux.  Here you can just download and run LICK-1.3.3-win32.exe file on MS Windows to Install Puppy Linux on Windows.

Download LICK here.
https://github.com/noryb009/lick/releases/tag/v1.3.3

LICK is a Puppy Linux installer for Windows. It configures Windows and Puppy Linux to create a dual-boot environment in just a few clicks. This makes it perfect if you want to try out Linux without the hassle of installing.

LICK is versatile: it can be run on almost any version of Windows, from Windows 95 to Windows 10, on BIOS or UEFI, with or without secure boot.

LICK is easy to use: It does not require a CD to be burnt or a USB drive to run. Download a Puppy Linux ISO and select it in the program to install it.

LICK is developer-friendly: If you want to bring the power of LICK to your application or distribution, a command line utility and a library are available. LICK is licensed under the MIT license, so feel free to use it however you like.

You can Download LICK and an ISO file of your favourite version of Puppy Linux to get started.
http://puppylinux.com/index.html#download

 

Fatdog64 Puppylinux information:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/   Fatdog64 Description
https://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/iso/    Search for file Fatdog64-802.iso to download
https://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/latest.html  Latest release notes information

Noryb009 Github information:


GitHub (https://github.com/noryb009/lick/releases/tag/v1.3.3)
noryb009/lick
Install Puppy Linux in a few clicks. Contribute to noryb009/lick development by creating an account on GitHub.

Information copied from Murga-Linux Puppylinux forum
Lick 1.3.3 Puppy Installer
Search puppylinux forum  https://wellminded.net63.net

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