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Re: Update or reinstall



Hi,

On 2021-07-29 12:58 a.m., David Wright wrote:
> On Wed 28 Jul 2021 at 17:25:09 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote:
>> On 2021-07-28 3:16 p.m., Gunnar Gervin wrote:
>>> It is a Toshiba 160 gb hd in a 14 years old Macbook i386 ❤️/x86 32 b
>>> booting from Bios not uefi. I'll give full report in 1-2 weeks, after
>>> put in VM in it, faster internet to it to handle VM.
>>> And built websites with it.
>>> Geg
>>
>> What's the link between installing a VM and the description of your laptop ?
>>
>> Also, Macbook in x86 booting from BIOS ?
>>
>> Macbook use either UEFI for the Intel ones or OpenBoot for the older ones.
>>
>> No such thing as a BIOS on a MacBook.
>>
>> Sorry but your message is everything except easy to understand.
>>
>> If you are installing Linux in a VM on your laptop then you should also
>> describe what type of VM you are using and the specifications. Your
>> Friend Linu[s] should have taught you this. Also, he should teach you that
>> a faster internet won't make your VM faster.
>>
>> Maybe you could either answer a message or include in this one, what
>> reason are you writing this ?
>>
>> As it may sound obvious for yourself, it's not necessarily for others.
>> Plus it's not much of use for someone who'd like into to the archive
>> looking for answer.
>>
>> If I do get a idea of why you are writing this here, it's not the case
>> for other people around.
> 
> One might assume from
> 
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/07/msg01033.html
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/07/msg01167.html
> 
> that these deal with the same machine, and that Gunnar hasn't quite
> mastered the technique of threading, but is keen to add to the
> list of tested hardware.
> 
One doesn't always read all the messages and only uses the subject to
get a idea.

Now is he saying his machine can WORK with Debian or is this related to
the message I had with him earlier about a problem with his system NOT
WORKING and CRASHING on update, requiring CLEAN REINSTALL.

And this is the part that would be nice to know...

Got it ?

-- 
Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside
-Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development

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