If you are used to Ubuntu, another good option is just plain ol' Debian if you need it to be lightweight. You have more out of the box control of what packages get installed / used. You can also just use an older Ubuntu release. 10.04 is a good choice. Since it's an LTS release it's still supported, but it runs much better on low-spec machines than current releases.<br>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:21 PM, David L. Willson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:DLWillson@thegeek.nu" target="_blank">DLWillson@thegeek.nu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">Give it a good hard blow and see if that helps. My home comp wouldn't run more than 2 hours, but after a nice blowing out, <span>it's running great.<br>
<br>Also, lubuntu.<br><br><span name="x"></span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br><br>This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<span name="x"></span><br>
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I have an old Dell Studio 1558 that's starting to get a bit long in the tooth, it's developing heat problems and shuts down when it overheats. What research I've done into the problem suggests that the more recent linux kernel versions can cause some overheating issues, but the suggested BIOS update didn't seem to help much. For now, I'm taking the other advice I was given which is simply to downgrade. I can run Mint9 and still get upgrades through april - figure 6 months, give or take, but I suppose I should consider long term options. A friend of mine suggested bodhi linux, I thought I'd ping the clue mailing list and ask for suggestions.<br>
<br>If it comes right down to it, I may just have to disassemble it completely and see if one or more of the fans copped out. Oddly, I can leave it running for weeks on a laptop cooling pad, but set it on any kind of a flat surface, desk, and it probably won't make it two hours without overheating. Go fig.<br>
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