From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 10/27/2024 11:22 AM, Marco Moock wrote:   
   > On 27.10.2024 um 06:25 Uhr Adam wrote:   
   >   
   >> I'm looking into 22.04 LTS now.   
   >   
   > Use 24.04.   
   >   
   No. He's looking at Mint, and he doesn't want Snaps.   
   The latest 6GB UB DVD is an insult to intelligence.   
   You've downloaded 6GB worth of Snaps, and some   
   ordinary utilities are missing. Give me a break.   
   The Snaps have turned into a vanity project.   
   The dude running the show, thinks he can craft   
   handcuffs with this stuff. Forget it.   
      
   The only problem with going too far forward on Mint,   
   is the impact of the newer kernel. Maybe an older   
   graphics device does not work. The 5.15 kernel was pretty   
   good in that regard. It may require testing   
   a couple Mints, to see which one is comfortable   
   for the hardware.   
      
   *******   
      
   Thread on persistence.   
      
   https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=418031   
      
   Manually add persistence to a Rufus stick. the message here,   
   is to add a partition to the end. (Usually) the name of the   
   partition is important. I can't be positive the name of the   
   partition used here, is correct.   
      
   https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2448098#p2448098   
      
   Without using windows, I would think the Ubuntu 16.04 already   
   on the computer, should provide the materials (via gparted)   
   to make some changes. I would verify this works, but my collection   
   of USB sticks is pretty worn, and I don't know if the current one   
   would survive this. I would simulate in VirtualBox, except   
   VirtualBox refuses to boot from virtual USB images.   
      
   It's really better to install test OSes on some old hard drive   
   you've got. My local computer store has the 128GB version of   
   this for $20. I have about four of the 256GB ones of those,   
   and I am putting scratch OSes on them for test. And the 256 cost   
   about $40 each. When you work out the TBW of those, they're   
   about as expensive as a Samsung, but the thing is, you can   
   "buy a smaller quantity of storage" that way. Samsung is unlikely   
   to offer a 128GB drive today. And 128GB is plenty of room for   
   a Mint install.   
      
   https://www.lexar.com/product/ssd-ns100/   
      
      Paul   
      
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