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I’m evaluating new Linux distros for my revived Linux rig.  The old Lubuntu 17.10 while fantastic is obsolete and I am unimpressed with Lubuntu 20.04 LTS. It seems the mindset of Linux has evolved to take into consideration increasingly more powerful computers and now a minimum of a dual core CPU and 2 GB of ram is required.  The HP i3-4010u with 8 GB of ram is just slightly above those minimum standards. 1. Lubuntu 20.04 LTS I’ve been a longtime Lubuntu user and fan.  My absolute fave has been Lubuntu 17 and later 18.04 LTS so I was expecting the same experience with 20.04, but was disappointed. It is laggy and unresponsive and feels bloated.  It took 15 seconds for Firefox to open and the loading of pages would take even longer!  I found this unacceptable as 17 is lightning fast and on the same machine with less ram. Finally, I threw in the towel and installed another distro. 2. Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon  I used an older version Mint before and wasn’t impressed with it then but now I’m

My overview of my HP 15f-10dx.  One of the toughest laptops I've ever owned and its still chugging along on the original battery.  I really don't know when to get rid of it as there is no reason to let it go, even if the battery dies.  I think its winning charm is its 'touchscreen'. Why a cheap laptop Specs BIOS Battery Drain on Linux How it became Linux Machine 2021 Water Death SSD Upgrade I. Why a cheap laptop? I've own several laptops in my lifetime and the HP 15f-010dx was a budget choice for about $399 back in 2014.  I never really spent much on laptops as I wasn't into gaming or anything computing intensive. However, Windows 8 was horrible on this slow machine.  The i3-4010u was sufficient for my needs, but Windows 8 was awful.  It's main thing going for it was the 'touchscreen' and surprisingly is very useful. II. Specs i3-4010u CPU 8 GB RAM (original factory was 4 GB) 500 GB HDD Windows 8.1   III. How to enter BIOS At startup immediately clic