Steve Litt via plug on 6 Apr 2024 22:49:38 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Pop OS on HP Laptop 14-dq0712ds


Steven Grunza via plug said on Sat, 6 Apr 2024 23:45:58 -0400

>Now I'm trying Ubuntu.  So far, it's installed but incredibly slow.  I
>have an external 512GB USB drive for /usr and the rest is on the 64GB
>eMMC internal.  

If your USB drive is USB2, that's why your computer is slow.

>System memory is only 4GB.  

In my opinion that should be plenty if you use a non-bloated WM/DE
(Window Manager / Desktop Environment). Try LXDE or Openbox. Also, make
sure you run only one browser instance, with a maximum of two tabs.

SteveT

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