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What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop?
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How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB?
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I have ZERO experience at this. The laptop is 10 years old, running Windows 10 Home, and it is slowwwwwwww. I've done all the hdd cleanupa and defrag, but nothing changes.
My question is, if my Grandkids (ages 9 and less) still want to run it for games, am I doomed? Or is there a version of Linux I can install on USb stick that they can play Minecraft and Roblox from?
I'm just barely pc savvy, and know nothing about tech acronyms, so please don't assume I get everything you type unless its somewhat explained.
Thank you
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This question already has an answer here:
What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop?
8 answers
How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB?
7 answers
I have ZERO experience at this. The laptop is 10 years old, running Windows 10 Home, and it is slowwwwwwww. I've done all the hdd cleanupa and defrag, but nothing changes.
My question is, if my Grandkids (ages 9 and less) still want to run it for games, am I doomed? Or is there a version of Linux I can install on USb stick that they can play Minecraft and Roblox from?
I'm just barely pc savvy, and know nothing about tech acronyms, so please don't assume I get everything you type unless its somewhat explained.
Thank you
minecraft
asked Feb 11 at 15:32
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marked as duplicate by Charles Green, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, Elder Geek, Fabby Feb 17 at 20:22
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You didn't give a lot of info about your laptop - my personal laptop is 14 years old this year, and works great. My experience with HP has been poor. Load up a live USB with Ubuntu 18.04, and give it a whirl!
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:07
These days the dirt cheap Raspberry Pi has superseded antique hardware as a retro gaming hardware platform for kids. Not that Minecraft is retro gaming, but the Raspberry Pi can run Ubuntu and Minecraft too. To answer your question, no, if you try to play Minecraft from a USB stick, performance and stability will suffer.
– karel
Feb 12 at 7:13
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This question already has an answer here:
What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop?
8 answers
How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB?
7 answers
I have ZERO experience at this. The laptop is 10 years old, running Windows 10 Home, and it is slowwwwwwww. I've done all the hdd cleanupa and defrag, but nothing changes.
My question is, if my Grandkids (ages 9 and less) still want to run it for games, am I doomed? Or is there a version of Linux I can install on USb stick that they can play Minecraft and Roblox from?
I'm just barely pc savvy, and know nothing about tech acronyms, so please don't assume I get everything you type unless its somewhat explained.
Thank you
minecraft
asked Feb 11 at 15:32
NU2UbuntuNU2Ubuntu
11
This question already has an answer here:
What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop?
8 answers
How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB?
7 answers
I have ZERO experience at this. The laptop is 10 years old, running Windows 10 Home, and it is slowwwwwwww. I've done all the hdd cleanupa and defrag, but nothing changes.
My question is, if my Grandkids (ages 9 and less) still want to run it for games, am I doomed? Or is there a version of Linux I can install on USb stick that they can play Minecraft and Roblox from?
I'm just barely pc savvy, and know nothing about tech acronyms, so please don't assume I get everything you type unless its somewhat explained.
Thank you
This question already has an answer here:
What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop?
8 answers
How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB?
7 answers
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marked as duplicate by Charles Green, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, Elder Geek, Fabby Feb 17 at 20:22
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marked as duplicate by Charles Green, N0rbert, Eric Carvalho, Elder Geek, Fabby Feb 17 at 20:22
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
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You didn't give a lot of info about your laptop - my personal laptop is 14 years old this year, and works great. My experience with HP has been poor. Load up a live USB with Ubuntu 18.04, and give it a whirl!
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:07
These days the dirt cheap Raspberry Pi has superseded antique hardware as a retro gaming hardware platform for kids. Not that Minecraft is retro gaming, but the Raspberry Pi can run Ubuntu and Minecraft too. To answer your question, no, if you try to play Minecraft from a USB stick, performance and stability will suffer.
– karel
Feb 12 at 7:13
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You didn't give a lot of info about your laptop - my personal laptop is 14 years old this year, and works great. My experience with HP has been poor. Load up a live USB with Ubuntu 18.04, and give it a whirl!
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:07
These days the dirt cheap Raspberry Pi has superseded antique hardware as a retro gaming hardware platform for kids. Not that Minecraft is retro gaming, but the Raspberry Pi can run Ubuntu and Minecraft too. To answer your question, no, if you try to play Minecraft from a USB stick, performance and stability will suffer.
– karel
Feb 12 at 7:13
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You didn't give a lot of info about your laptop - my personal laptop is 14 years old this year, and works great. My experience with HP has been poor. Load up a live USB with Ubuntu 18.04, and give it a whirl!
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:07
You didn't give a lot of info about your laptop - my personal laptop is 14 years old this year, and works great. My experience with HP has been poor. Load up a live USB with Ubuntu 18.04, and give it a whirl!
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:07
These days the dirt cheap Raspberry Pi has superseded antique hardware as a retro gaming hardware platform for kids. Not that Minecraft is retro gaming, but the Raspberry Pi can run Ubuntu and Minecraft too. To answer your question, no, if you try to play Minecraft from a USB stick, performance and stability will suffer.
– karel
Feb 12 at 7:13
These days the dirt cheap Raspberry Pi has superseded antique hardware as a retro gaming hardware platform for kids. Not that Minecraft is retro gaming, but the Raspberry Pi can run Ubuntu and Minecraft too. To answer your question, no, if you try to play Minecraft from a USB stick, performance and stability will suffer.
– karel
Feb 12 at 7:13
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You didn't give a lot of info about your laptop - my personal laptop is 14 years old this year, and works great. My experience with HP has been poor. Load up a live USB with Ubuntu 18.04, and give it a whirl!
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:07
These days the dirt cheap Raspberry Pi has superseded antique hardware as a retro gaming hardware platform for kids. Not that Minecraft is retro gaming, but the Raspberry Pi can run Ubuntu and Minecraft too. To answer your question, no, if you try to play Minecraft from a USB stick, performance and stability will suffer.
– karel
Feb 12 at 7:13