OT - What linux do you recommend for older PCs?

[Mike Bonner]

If you can switch to the 4.15 kernel the screen issue may be fixed,
alternatively..
If you can get to a terminal screen with lubuntu, it looks like you can do
the following to fix the display problem.. (works for some, not all it
seems)

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Simple editor 'nano' will open.
Add line
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text
at the end of file.

Save file and exit from nano.

issue command:

sudo update-grub

reboot.

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 6:00 AM, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Thanks to all for your thoughts and comments.
>
> My first try now was Lubuntu 17.10.1, Installation was quick and easy, but
> unfortunately there seems to be a bug in it which affects my graphic card
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1724639 <
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1724639>
>
> Problem is that after startup 80% of the screen are shown black. I need to
> hibernate the system and wake it up again to get the whole screen shown.
>
> In a next step and when i have again some spare time i will try 16.04, if
> this is also not working then i will again “say good bye” to Linux as i did
> already some years ago and will move on with Mac OS X and Windows.
> At least for some time.  Linux and me - some kind of a love-hate. ;)
>
> Matthias
>
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