Posts Tagged ‘linux’

Old computers

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Linux allows you to use old hardware with a current, relatively secure operating system and the usual applications. I’ve put Ubuntu 9.04 on the Linux partition of my old Dell laptop mainly because of the Network Manager that has appeared in Ubuntu since 8.10. Networking Just Works with a range of WiFi cards and, [...]

Hardy Heron 8.04.1

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Hardy Heron 8.04.1 appears to ‘just work’ in many respects.