linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Another question about Installing Mint 17 Mate

Hi Scott,

On 7/26/14 5:04 AM, Scott scottro@nyc.rr.com [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:

I wrote:

>> FWIW, my result appears to run slower than Version 16 with
>> its default setup; however this is an old machine and it may
>> have just gotten a little closer to its end.

You wrote:

> That's not unexpected. Many Linux distributions demand more resources with
> each release. In the same way that Windows 7 expects more in resources
> than Windows XP, a new version of Linux will usually demand more resources,
> including the size necessary for an installation.

Well, I know there is "some" growth but I wouldn't have thought it
would have such a noticeable effect on processing speed since the
.iso for 17 was only a little larger than that for 16. If you think the
slowness is just due to greater requirements, that's actually quite
encouraging considering the alternative possibility.

At least it's not as bad as going to Windows 8--that requires more
than just size. My machine lacks a feature of the BIOS needed to
run Windows 8. (7 doesn't appeal to me because I'm not at all
pleased with it at work and, besides, going for less than the
latest version is how we wound up with the demise of support
for XP "problem.")

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Regards,

Gene Falck
gfalck@merr.com