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Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

Do you install linux on old laptops?

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Do you install linux on old laptops?

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Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months ago
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    7 months ago

    Define “old”.

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      laptops with 32x processor or bios instead of uefi

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        Then, no. Mine is from 2017.

      • Petter1@lemm.ee
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        7 months ago

        Well, my macbook pro from 2009 is 64bit and normally uses efi but in order to get the nvidia GPU running I had to force it to boot grub2 using legcy Bios by using a CDrom for the ArchISO.

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      It can’t run the latest FarCry smoothly.

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        If by “latest” you mean any of them, then yes.

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