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| From | Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.laptops.thinkpad |
| Subject | Re: Thinkpad R51-2883 best linux to install |
| Date | 2016-01-22 22:08 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <dgfnjmF8ku1U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <ao75abhbrn1bj8aovdfu4aar4o47q26fj2@4ax.com> |
On 22/01/16 21:32, Mr.E wrote: > I have a Thinkpad R51-2883 that is still on xp. Want to use with linux. > I have other machines with xubuntu 14.04 and 15.10 but unsure of what to > try on this "forcepae" machine. > Thanks for ideas! > Have a look here, Lubuntu https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE It may actually be possible to cheaply (for less than beer money, see eBay!) upgrade the CPU to one that supports PAE (Dothan family) as mentioned at the bottom, and then you could use a current Lubuntu / Xubuntu build. -- Adrian C
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Thinkpad R51-2883 best linux to install Mr.E <Mr.E@totally.invalid> - 2016-01-22 16:32 -0500
Re: Thinkpad R51-2883 best linux to install Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-01-22 22:08 +0000
Re: Thinkpad R51-2883 best linux to install Mr.E <Mr.E@totally.invalid> - 2016-01-23 07:13 -0500
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