|
otter posted:I think the last time I had a Linux box as my daily driver it was... 2001? I tried installing mint / peppermint, and a couple of others and I just don't like it in the same way. I can't even remember the name of the one I liked the best and had on a laptop at work back in '15 or so. Newer versions of KDE use as little memory as Xfce nowadays so long as the system isn't pre-configured bloatred, and can be adjusted to be very Mac-like. A modernized fork of the GNOME 2.x DE that ruled the late 2000s called MATE is also a decent option and even has a theming preset called Cupertino that most makes it resemble a mid-2000s Mac. I'd say if you're especially hesitant to deal with advanced installers, give Ubuntu MATE a try. The new 20.04 is a long-term support release , so you won't have to deal with any major updates for two years, by which point you might finally retire that machine. Ubuntu did drop 32-bit binaries, but I ran GNOME 2.x x64 on a Conroe C2D E6600 with 4GB of RAM in 2010 and had no problems. Your average systemd-managed distro is not as elegant as retail Macs but usually no more difficult than a Hackintosh. You don't have to be Jeff K to set up a basic granny machine anymore. EDIT: I should mention the distro Elementary, which leads the "most likely to get sued by Apple" sweepstakes. But I believe they aren't lightweight enough for machines over a decade old, and they currently have no upgrade system in place, requiring people format for each major new version. Craptacular! fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Jun 24, 2020 |
#
¿
Jun 24, 2020 02:22
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 16, 2024 09:14 |
|
|
SeANMcBAY posted:I’m thinking of either buying a Mac Mini or building a small cheaper Hackintosh. What limitations do Hackintoshes have these days? Planned obsolescence.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 14, 2020 19:58
|
|