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Is Linux Lite designed for older hardware
jacatone

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09-02-2015, 04:25 AM
I'm running LL 2.4 on an old Dell Dimension 4550 which really surprised me because I couldn't find anything other than Puppy Linux (which is un-usable) that would run on this old hardware. When I tried installing LL on newer hardware, it wouldn't install. Is it primarily designed for older systems?
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09-02-2015, 04:44 AM
It is not just for older systems.  If you look at the hardware database on the website, you'll see machines with some very modern specs. 

I personally put LL 2.4 on a coworker's machine that was shipped with Windows 8.  Almost felt wrong to do so...almost.
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09-02-2015, 05:14 AM
(09-02-2015, 04:44 AM)torreydale link Wrote:  I personally put LL 2.4 on a coworker's machine that was shipped with Windows 8.  Almost felt wrong to do so...almost.

I do that a lot for people. Go to the store with them, pick out a laptop/desktop, ask the salesman to let me boot LL in-store to check compatibility, if everything works, they have a sale. Windows never sees the light of day. Go home, disable secure boot and uefi, install LL, worry free :)
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09-02-2015, 01:15 PM

Just installed LL 2.6 on a Dell desktop, this machine must be at least 12 years old .

It only has 1gig of ram and an old Pata HDD.

Running perfect.

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09-02-2015, 02:46 PM
It glides along on a 12+ year old Celeron+1GB

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09-02-2015, 03:57 PM
Working like a champ on my HP Pavilion zv6000us had some broadcom issues after install but other wise way faster than my xp was
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