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Comment Re:Do you even NEED an OS anymore? (Score 1) 125

My "clients" do. We distribute Linux PCs (and some laptops) to schools in a third-world country. Those tiny "computer labs" have electricity but almost no Internet. (For small needs the teachers provide hotspots though their mobiles, but can not for whole classes.) We chose Debian Edu because of its huge collection of (installed) education programs.

Comment Installed Debian Edu on a 2010 hp nc6340, 3 GB RAM (Score 2) 125

Just this week, I installed Debian Edu debian-edu-11.11.0-i386-BD-1.iso on this 15 years old, 32 bit laptop. Well, it had two challenges. After the first installation on reboot it fell to Grub saying "Can not reach outside (hd0)" or something like that. The solution was to create a separate, small /boot partition at the beginning of the drive. Then the wireless, something lwlwifi, had the drivers but not the firmware. Had to connect to the router through cable Ethernet and got them. It is for charity, for a school in a third-world country. The device runs smooth enough for their purposes, and Debian Edu brings mountains of education software!

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