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| From | Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: What linux will run on my laptop? |
| Date | 2019-02-15 10:40 +0000 |
| Organization | Keep Usenet Newsgroups Alive!! |
| Message-ID | <gcnj99Fqo9oU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <b1725816-2a2b-4acd-a3f6-4a5c70232706@googlegroups.com> |
On 10/02/2019 21:01, wexfordpress wrote: > Just bought a refurbished HP laptop. A model number would help. I don't know if this is business series, or a consumer supermarket locked down thing that won't do anything else but windows. It lacks a CDROM drive. Slackware won't boot from any of the 4 usb drives. Is there a distro that can be downloaded and then installed from the existing Windoze OS? The current win 10 is not useable > in my opinion. UEFI / secure boot? If you can't disable it in BIOS by selecting "legacy boot", then you will be launching down another rabbit hole doing the install the UEFI way. There is help on google, including for slackware. https://www.linux.com/learn/how-install-linux-windows-machine-uefi-secure-boot -- Adrian C
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Re: What linux will run on my laptop? Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2019-02-14 13:54 -0600
Re: What linux will run on my laptop? Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2019-02-15 10:40 +0000
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