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   s|b to Thane   
   Re: Drive Wiper?   
   16 Aug 14 23:22:33   
   
   From: me@privacy.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 15:02:39 -0500, Thane wrote:   
      
   > > 10.04 isn't supported anymore. End of Life reached on May 9, 2013. I'd   
   > > choose Xubuntu (needs less resources than Ubuntu) version 12.04.4 or   
   > > 14.04.01.   
      
   > Yes, good point! I haven't tried Xubuntu and have gone with Mint instead.   
      
   I tried Linux Mint on the same (old) PC. It looked good, but I was under   
   the impression that Xubuntu was faster. I also tried AntiX, which is   
   even faster, but I didn't like the GUI.   
      
   > However, I found the earlier version of Ubuntu was easy to try the XP   
   > transition and although it's largely unsupported, it still works and gets   
   > updates. Beyond this there a plethora of versions to choose from.   
      
   Not easy to choose from...   
      
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