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makerkaren
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10 Nov 2015

Howdy folks!

 

Felix keeps telling me to relay to him any questions our community and audience ask about Linux. So if you have any Linux questions that you would enjoy having Felix answer, post them below and we'll see if Felix can help!

 

~Karen

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  • makerkaren
    makerkaren over 9 years ago in reply to gadget.iom +1
    Your wish is my command.
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 9 years ago +1
    there are heaps of beginner guides around, but it would be great to help the beginners to break the ice and understand whats under the hood - one topic at a time. archlinux is an awesome step and i'll…
  • shabaz
    shabaz over 9 years ago in reply to jezt48@gmail.com +1
    Hi Chris, There is a guide here that might help: Raspberry Pi GPIO Explained
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  • Sean_Miller
    Sean_Miller over 7 years ago

    This is a suggestion for Sudo Sergeant.  I have an old Dell laptop that I upgraded for free from Windows Vista all the way to Windows 10.  By the time I got to Windows 10, it was so slow, it became useless.  iPhones were the preferred Word Processor.

     

    I installed Lubuntu and it has become my main Arduino coding station and internet box.  With just 2 Gig of memory it is very fast. Lubuntu is just a light weight version of Ubuntu.

     

    The suggestion is to make a video on how you can breathe new life into decades old technology by installing a light weight version of Linux out there.  I just googled "breath new life into old PCs" and Lubuntu showed up.  There may be others if better.

     

    See ya',

    Sean

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    Sean_Miller over 7 years ago

    This is a suggestion for Sudo Sergeant.  I have an old Dell laptop that I upgraded for free from Windows Vista all the way to Windows 10.  By the time I got to Windows 10, it was so slow, it became useless.  iPhones were the preferred Word Processor.

     

    I installed Lubuntu and it has become my main Arduino coding station and internet box.  With just 2 Gig of memory it is very fast. Lubuntu is just a light weight version of Ubuntu.

     

    The suggestion is to make a video on how you can breathe new life into decades old technology by installing a light weight version of Linux out there.  I just googled "breath new life into old PCs" and Lubuntu showed up.  There may be others if better.

     

    See ya',

    Sean

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    makerkaren over 7 years ago in reply to Sean_Miller

    That's a great idea! Thanks for the input. I'll pass the idea on.

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    technicus over 7 years ago in reply to Sean_Miller

    Totally - that is what got me into Linux!  Ms. Corbille and I have already been planning to do just that.  Thing is we have a lot to do around the shop each week to get all of our videos put together, so we are trying to find a way to work it into our schedule.

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