[mdlug] New Machine OS/Window Manager Recommendation Please

[Drew]

Bring it to the next MDLug. I'll bring some media with assorted boot
images to try.

My favorite is a program called Super Grub. It has a menu option that
lets you boot and run from an ISO image of some Linux live boot CDs.
You put several of these in a directory named /boot-isos and on boot
you can pick and choose which one it runs. Since you have 8 times as
much memory as I do, Live CDs should work wonderfully on yor system.

Also you might try Fatdog64, and RIPLinux, though these are not
equipped (last I checked) to run that way.


On 4/1/18, Jeff Hanson <jhansonxi at gmail.com> wrote:
> I use Xubuntu 16.04 but the next stable LTS release will be at the end of
> April.
>
> I stopped using Mint years ago due to the haphazard way they handled repos
> and package overrides (stupid things like clobbering files on boot via an
> init script instead of using dpkg-divert, etc.)
>
> Setting up encrypted LVM with Live Ubuntu images is difficult because the
> installer doesn't support it well.  I use md-raid > dm-crypt > lvm2,
> sometimes with a separate boot USB flash drive, and normally have to
> configure the partitions in a terminal before running the installer.  The
> installer often fails to install grub properly afterwards so I have to
> remount the new partitions and do it manually.  If you want this kind of
> partition configuration I suggest using the text-based alternate installer
> which works better.  IIRC this is available on the minimal and server ISOs
> and the Lubuntu alternate ISO.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 12:54 PM, Peter Bart <peterbart.ch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>         I've just bought a refurb Panasonic Toughbook and am looking
>>         for recommendations. I currently use a CF-19 core 2 duo U9300
>>         1.2Ghz w/GPS, Bluetooth, wifi and 4gb ram, and have since 2011
>>         with Linux Mint installed. My new to me machine is a CF-19
>>         i5-3340M 2.70GHz with TPM 1.2, 16gb ram, dual pass wifi,
>>         bluetooth, GPS.
>>
>>         I'm in the fortunate place to be able to use my existing
>>         machine as I set up my new machine. That does not mean I have
>>         unlimited time, I have neglected my old machine and as a result
>>         am not able to easily update software and am slowly losing
>>         functionality. I have never been able to easily use the package
>>         manager to update, bluetooth has never worked, and the
>>         touchpad has only basic functionality no scrolling etc. It is
>>         however an essential machine I use in day to day business.
>>
>>         I have experience using openSUSE, Ubuntu and of course Mint. To
>>         a lesser degree other distro's live CD such as Knoppix and
>>         Gparted. I currently use Gnome, but have experimented with xfce.
>>         I don't care for KDE, likewise all the eyecandy in Gnome.
>>
>>         I have allways manually partitioned my installs, and would like
>>         to finally start using LVM. I would like to encrypt as much of
>>         the drive as is possible, and this machine will be my first
>>         with TPM. I'm thinking of going back to openSUSE stable; not so
>>         much Tumbleweed; and use xfce or Mate instead Gnome. Not that
>>         I'm unhappy with Mint, my plan is to wipe my current machine
>>         and install a current version of Mint, Debian or derivative
>>         once my new machine has been set up. When I got my current
>>         machine TPM was just starting to show up and I do not have any
>>         experience with it. Is it evil or good? Is LVM still a good
>>         option instead of ???. Are there any gotchas I need to be aware
>>         of? Since getting my first Toughbook I have been spoiled by not
>>         having to buy a new machine every year or two, of course this
>>         means I have not installed an operating system in those years.
>>         Any comments, suggestions, etc are welcome!
>> --
>> Peter Bart
>> <peterbart.ch at gmail.com>
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