[TriLUG] flatpack-free laptop distro

[John O via TriLUG]

Another thing to consider with SSDs is if you may ever wish to repurpose 
it later to be used in enterprise gear for your home lab shenanigans. I 
haven't had luck with most budget SSDs like adata or sandisk, but the 
Crucial MX500 series for about $8 more than the Kingston linked earlier 
will play nice with the perc controller in PowerEdge servers even though 
its not a drive validated specifically for their raid controllers. That 
said if you just want a decent budget SSD the 240g adata su635 is going 
for $25 on amazon right now, and for knock around laptops they have 
served me well.

On 5/27/22 16:10, Roger Broseus via TriLUG wrote:
> I have installed Xubuntu on several older laptops. It all depends on 
> how old, RAM, etc. I go with Xubuntu because if is faster - doesn't 
> have an overhead of "fancy" stuff in the graphical interface.
>
>  I usually replace the HDD with an SDD. One can get a 120 GB SDD for 
> $30, e.g., from Kingston 
> <https://shop.kingston.com/products/a400-sata-ssd?variant=39392493863104>. 
> I'd stick with a known brand and avoid "knock offs" that are cheaper.
>
> 120 GB is far more than what is needed for Linux. A basic install is 
> << 20 GB. My desktop uses <20 GB and I have lottsa applications. Go 
> larger if a lot of data is expected, e.g., videos and such.
>
> Roger B. - Linux User
>     Email:RogerB at bronord.com
>     Web Site:www.bronord.com
>
> On 5/27/22 15:20, Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a distro that works well in an older laptop and
>> does not use flatpak?
>>
>> Calling Dwaine to aisle 3...
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