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Linux Lightweight OS for old and weak laptop

Discussion in 'Software' started by Arboreal, 13 Aug 2026.

  1. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    I'm now running Mint on my Dell XPS 13, and plan on running my gaming rig on SteamOS (just as soon as my ITX case and motherboard arrive).

    These are to acclimatise and prepare me for the final change, because only my daily driver is running windows now; until I build up the courage to free myself from MS completely.
     
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  2. Ice Tea

    Ice Tea Multimodder

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    Doesn't Windows offers the best software compatibility for your 3D printing?
     
  3. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    Elegoo Slicer is just a fork of Orca - there are Linux images for both
     
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  4. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    I have found them!

    You know where? The place I looked first where I thought they'd be but didn't see them.

    Anyway it's 2x4Gb of Kingston kvr16ls11/4
    1600MT/s DDR3L Non-ECC CL11 SODIMM 1.35V

    You can have them both as I know they work together as I took them out of my laptop when @Krikkit kindly upgraded mine :happy:

    Anyway, drop me your deets Tre and I'll get them on their way.
     
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  5. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    @Arboreal Gonna need your address if you want the RAM mate :happy:
     
  6. Arboreal

    Arboreal Keeper of the Electric Currants

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    Thanks @adidan, that's much appreciated.
    My bank holiday addled brain conflated reading your post as having replied over the weekend :confused:
     
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  7. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Lol no worries mate, we've all done that.

    It was just a reminder, not that I can promise to post it out straight after I get your deets anyway :lol:
     
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