Re: An old box running Debian 8
On 11/13/20 2:36 AM, Doug McGarrett wrote:
I have been only cursorily following here, since I don't use debian, but
I wonder if you might
consider upgrading your mother board to a new one the same size and
shape, with
a faster processor and probably more ram. Then the latest version of deb
would surely work
and well. It's a full afternoon's worth of work, more than likely, but
you would have to see
if you think it's worth it. A lot cheaper than replacing the whole
machine, surely.
--doug
I see. But I think that any such hardware changes (CPU, RAM) are not
worth. The idea is using that box until its EOL when something major
dies. (And upgrade the OS & software until it becomes impossible.)
By the way ...
When it happens, I'll probably play the same 'upgrade game' with the
next 'elderly' candidate (CPU Athlon XP 2500+ 1.84 GHz, 512 MB RAM). I
purchased it some ten years ago as then second-hand, for some 70 US$,
incl. CRT display, keyboard, mouse ... I have recently upgraded it from
Deb 8 to 9, and the only issue was that after upgrade it did not want to
boot in GUI at all (just stayed at blank screen). I resolved that by
booting in CLI, and then startx to Mate (when needed).
Misko
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