[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Momentum]

"looks good" when "assrock" is prone to producing defective mobos.

Get an ASUS mobo.

thats why they call it assrock

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[Jerome]

asrock is asus's budget brand

but yeah their mobo's are pretty iffy

[NalNalas]

My mom thinks Linux is a Virus

[Axolotl2]

My mom thinks Linux is a Virus

Then only install it on your (not your sibling's, not your mother's, not your father's) laptop, and ONLY do it if you have ALL of your install disks.

[Nonnel]

My mom thinks Linux is a Virus

I doubt my mom would even know there was something called Linux.

[Axolotl2]

How do I spring clean a Mac Mini?

I doubt my mom would even know there was something called Linux.

My mom has the Midas touch of corrupting and incognito malware infections. She had WiFi problems when she first bought the computer and I ran the System File Checker and it said that her files are corrupt.

I'm thinking of just installing Ubuntu on her next laptop, since she just browses the web.

[NalNalas]

Then only install it on your (not your sibling's, not your mother's, not your father's) laptop, and ONLY do it if you have ALL of your install disks.

I installed it on my pc and hers and it was slow since her pc is like 10 years old and she was calling it a virus since the pages didn't load for some odd reason its actually really funny

[Axolotl2]

I installed it on my pc and hers and it was slow since her pc is like 10 years old and she was calling it a virus since the pages didn't load for some odd reason its actually really funny

lol

Check if the database has an Ubuntu port of all her drivers next time.

[NalNalas]

lol

Check if the database has an Ubuntu port of all her drivers next time.

Its some stuff toshiba and I was lucky to install it in the first place, if I could I would install lubuntu but she has this model laptop


Its like this but its called a "Toshiba Satilite" is there any way I could install Lubuntu or Xbuntu on it?

I've tried usb booting and CD booting

[Axolotl2]

Did you use the BIOS boot menu to boot into the CD?

[NalNalas]

Did you use the BIOS boot menu to boot into the CD?

sadly yes
I installed it by this boot helper or something and its slow like if you used the windows installer for ubuntu

[Snow2]

[Elecro]

>delete all icons on your mom's laptop
>get a high-res picture of a cracked screensaver
>mom opens computer
>throws across room and rages

[Crispy_]

So I put in a hard drive from my old computer...



Would it be possible to merge the recovery into the drive, as I do not need a second recovery "drive"?

[NalNalas]

So I put in a hard drive from my old computer...



Would it be possible to merge the recovery into the drive, as I do not need a second recovery "drive"?

Not that I am aware of