I'm trying to understand why some Linux users still run X11 or XLibre rather than switching to Wayland. Are there practical compatibility, hardware, desktop-environment, or application-related reasons to…
I'm running Debian on a Lenovo IdeaPad with 8 GB of RAM and zram enabled. The CPU and memory are adequate, but the laptop uses a 2.5-inch 5400…
I'm completely new to Linux and am trying to install Linux Mint XFCE on an older ASUS laptop that originally came with Windows 8. I chose XFCE because…
I'm completely new to Linux and am trying to install Linux Mint XFCE on an older ASUS laptop that originally came with Windows 8. I chose XFCE because…
My keyboard sometimes lags or completely misses keypresses, mainly during startup and for a few minutes afterward. I first noticed it while using Linux Mint with Cinnamon and…
I'm planning to move away from Windows 10 now that extended support is ending. My computer is about 13 years old, with 16 GB of RAM, a 1…
I'm considering moving away from Windows now that extended support is ending. My desktop is about 13 years old with 16 GB of RAM, a 1 TB hard…
I found my old HP Pavilion dv9700, which I believe I bought around 2006. It still boots into Windows Vista, although the display has red pixels that appear…
I found my old HP Pavilion dv9700 from around 2006. It still boots into Windows Vista, although the display has red pixels that are especially noticeable in dark…
I have a Dell Latitude E3450 from 2015 that has become sluggish with Windows 10 and modern applications. I'd like to install Linux and would appreciate recommendations for…
I have an older ASUS X510 laptop that I'd like to give a second life with Linux. It has an AMD A12-9720P processor with integrated Radeon R7 graphics…
I have an older ASUS X510 with an AMD A12-9720P processor, integrated Radeon R7 graphics, and 4GB of RAM (3.87GB usable). I'd like to give it a second…
I have a Dell Latitude E3450 from 2015, and Windows 10 has become increasingly sluggish, with some applications no longer running smoothly. I'm considering switching to Linux and…
I have an older laptop with an Intel Core i7-2670QM, 8 GB of RAM, a 114 GB SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M. I mainly need it…
I switched from Windows to Linux Mint last November and initially used Cinnamon, but my old laptop performed much better after moving to XFCE. The main problem is…
I have an older laptop with an Intel Core i7-2670QM, 8 GB of RAM, a 114 GB SSD, and an NVIDIA GT 635M. I mainly want to use…
Whenever I search for a lightweight Linux distribution, I mostly find extremely minimal systems designed for machines with tiny amounts of RAM, and many of them have an…
I'm currently running Linux Mint XFCE on a Dell Latitude E6420. The desktop feels fairly lightweight, but some games that should meet the laptop's requirements occasionally cause the…
I'm currently running Linux Mint XFCE on a Dell Latitude E6420. The desktop is fairly lightweight, but some games that meet my laptop's requirements still occasionally crash when…
I'm new to Linux and recently set up a dual-boot system on a fairly low-end PC. I installed Fedora, but it feels slower than Windows, which surprised me.…