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to: Mickey Frklic
from: Dan Clough
date: 2019-06-19 08:46:00
subject: Re: Xubuntu Netbook Consi

-=> Mickey Frklic wrote to All <=-

 MF> Anyone here successfully setup a netbook to run under Xubuntu or
 MF> similar distro?

Yes, many times.

 MF> I am looking to setup a simple and light portable netbook to use
 MF> around the house mainly as a simple client machine when I do not
 MF> want to have to sit at my main PC.

 MF> Ideally I would like to just be able to run Xubuntu on it and
 MF> have the following basic functionality / features if possible:
 MF> - Wifi
 MF> - Bluetooth
 MF> - USB

 MF> As a bonus if it was able to stream Steam Games / and RDP
 MF> Sessions from my main Windows PC as well that would be fantastic.

RDP would be no problem, but usually a netbook won't have the 
horsepower needed to run any serious games.

 MF> If anyone has any had any experience trying to set this up -- I
 MF> would greatly appreciate any feedback / things learned from the
 MF> experience to hopefully point me in the right direction.

Not really sure what you're asking here...  Installing any Linux 
distro on a netbook is no different than installing on some other 
piece of hardware.  It'll work fine.


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