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  • Umm… Keep in mind that I lack experience. Take the following with grain is salt.

    I understand your pain with Swing. Not sure how to help other than change to another GUI framework. I think maybe eclipse does thins thing where it allowed me to make code GUI changes. Maybe?

    Change GUI framework?

    Consider doing a web base where the server does the folder structure?

    I know nothing about Dart.

    Finally, super personal opinion, but go with C++ and wxWidgets. I love this library.








  • It sounds like you have Windows in one disk and Ubuntu in another disk. Confirm this before proceeding.

    Now if that’s true, and what you said about dedicated windows ssd on a boot loop, it sounds like MRB needs fixing. I suggest you make yourself a windows 10 USB disk or disc. Run that and when it asks to install, you look for recovery. And try to run the fix boot and recover MRB.

    Something like these 2 commands

    Bootrec /fixboot

    Bootrec /fixmrb

    commands






  • For anyone wondering on update on this. So I install Ubuntu. As you guys know, it is 64 bit only. I was 50/50 expecting it to fail. It installed fine. I checked the specs. Intel i3 2.2GHz 8GB and 64 bit architecture. I just couldn’t remember if it was Intel 64 bit or not. Anyway, it installed fine.

    However, I did not like that I was forced to snapd. I tried to remove it, and played with Ubuntu a bit. After an hour so I came back to re-read comments on other suggested distros. In looked up install arch on YouTube. I saw that I could use archinstall so I did. Currently looking at what desktop environment I should use.

    I’m not a Linux noob. I just didn’t know the Ubuntu requirements. And also, I’ve been comfortably been using Fedora in my main desktop. I just wanted something different on this old old laptop. Thank you all for the comments. And specially for the recommendation give.



  • I dropped my laptop (couple years old) and it is basically unusable. So, I’m looking to revive my really old laptop (15 year old).

    For those asking specs. I think the hard drive has issues so I’m going to replace with ssd. The laptop came with windows 7 32 bit. So, because it came with windows 7 32 bit, the manufacturer says that it has max memory of 8GB. I know I putted 2X4GB sticks in it last time I used it which was 4 years ago. I’m not sure if the chipset supports 64 bit. Also, if I remember correctly, CPU was like first gen i3 with 1.8 or maybe just maybe 2.Something GHz and with like 3GHz turbo.

    Thanks everyone. I might try Ubuntu, but most likely, I’ll go with Lubuntu, Xubuntu or Ubuntu with Mate. And, I will use it for some light coding and web surfing.