Posts Tagged ‘old laptop’

I want to install Linux on my old laptop, and it only has an external floppy drive. Where can I find the floppy image, and instructions on how to install it? Thanks.

I want a fast version of linux for my 5yr old laptop. I need programming capabilities but I don’t want all the extra applications like firefox. Want to run it in a virtual pc as well. I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed currently and 1GB of RAM so I really need a lightwait version. I have a external HDD if that helps.

I have an old laptop that will die soon- it is running xp. I want to back up my mp3/photos/word/ppt documents. I may need the applications if my old laptop is still usable, but I really just want to be able to transfer my photos/mp3 etc files to the new laptop running linux. What is the best way to do this? I was thinking portable external HD, but how to do this?

I set up an old laptop with Ubuntu Linux with the intention of making it a print server. I hooked up a printer to it, and set it to share all printers, yet when I go onto my Windows computers, neither it, nor the printer attached to it, show up. What should I do to make it successfully work as a print server?

Hello.

I have never installed nor used Linux before.
I heard it’s better than Windows and i have a spare old laptop which is broken now.

Now i thought about installing Linux on it. But since i never used Linux before, i need a version which is easy to install and use for a newb like me.

And i have also a few questions about it:
Can i still play Java games such as RuneScape?
Can i still browse the web like on Windows?

Thanks in advance!
My laptop specifications are:

around 186 mb ram
around 560 mhz processor speed
and 5 gb diskspace

Just bought a new laptop, not sure whether there is a way to take firefox bookmarks from old laptop to new laptop.

Thanks.

Have got an old laptop I’d like to use a dedicated media player. Its got modest specs, having 1.1 Ghz processor and 256-512 mb ram. I’d like to be able to turn it on, and as soon as possible, have a media player with a media library available.
I was assuming a linux distro would be most appropriate, but which one?