It's about to get serious: putting Linux on my main laptop...
by Basslord1124 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4Y2WN)
So I've been thinking of really going full time with Linux as my primary desktop. I feel I have enough skills (well I hope I do), to be able to pull this off. Right now, I have 3 laptops...2 main ones that I use, and 1 smaller less powerful backup laptop.
These are the 2 main laptops:
Toshiba Satellite
CPU: AMD A4-5000 @ 1.5Ghz
RAM: 6GB
HD: 750GB
OS: Windows 10
Samsung
CPU: AMD A6-3410MX 1.6Ghz
RAM: 4GB
HD: 500GB
OS: Linux Mint
The Samsung is sort of been my Linux desktop testing grounds. Well I'm thinking of wiping Windows 10 from the Toshiba laptop and making it my primary Linux laptop since it does have more RAM and a bigger HD. It seems like CPU power between the 2 is pretty close. The Toshiba has a much larger screen too. I may still keep the Samsung as a secondary Linux laptop.
My application needs can be pretty much fulfilled by Linux with the exception of 2 small minor things...
1) RC flight simulator software...I'm an RC pilot who flies RC planes and right now I do use the Real Flight Simulator on Windows. I know Linux has some RC flight sim programs that I have yet to try out (I have been doing some reading up on them). The thing is, I don't fire this application up that often so it's not a mission critical application. Worst case scenario, I could always piece together a basic Windows workstation to run Real Flight for when I might need to use it. Or I may figure it on Linux in the mean time too.
2) I have some old project files for some old audio recording software I used to use on Windows. In an effort to clean up my data, I was wanting to go through some of these project files get what I need and delete them. Eventually I'm going to start doing audio recording on Linux anyways. Just like the flight simulator...this is not mission critical either.
Aside from those 2 minor things, I feel like I could use Linux full time as it meets all my other needs well.
Thinking I may stick with Linux Mint as it performs well on the Samsung already. Although I am open to other suggestions too. I like the OS to run pretty lean and to save most of my resources for applications.
These are the 2 main laptops:
Toshiba Satellite
CPU: AMD A4-5000 @ 1.5Ghz
RAM: 6GB
HD: 750GB
OS: Windows 10
Samsung
CPU: AMD A6-3410MX 1.6Ghz
RAM: 4GB
HD: 500GB
OS: Linux Mint
The Samsung is sort of been my Linux desktop testing grounds. Well I'm thinking of wiping Windows 10 from the Toshiba laptop and making it my primary Linux laptop since it does have more RAM and a bigger HD. It seems like CPU power between the 2 is pretty close. The Toshiba has a much larger screen too. I may still keep the Samsung as a secondary Linux laptop.
My application needs can be pretty much fulfilled by Linux with the exception of 2 small minor things...
1) RC flight simulator software...I'm an RC pilot who flies RC planes and right now I do use the Real Flight Simulator on Windows. I know Linux has some RC flight sim programs that I have yet to try out (I have been doing some reading up on them). The thing is, I don't fire this application up that often so it's not a mission critical application. Worst case scenario, I could always piece together a basic Windows workstation to run Real Flight for when I might need to use it. Or I may figure it on Linux in the mean time too.
2) I have some old project files for some old audio recording software I used to use on Windows. In an effort to clean up my data, I was wanting to go through some of these project files get what I need and delete them. Eventually I'm going to start doing audio recording on Linux anyways. Just like the flight simulator...this is not mission critical either.
Aside from those 2 minor things, I feel like I could use Linux full time as it meets all my other needs well.
Thinking I may stick with Linux Mint as it performs well on the Samsung already. Although I am open to other suggestions too. I like the OS to run pretty lean and to save most of my resources for applications.