[AT] OT - Linux revisited

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Repeat: my post to the Linux Mint Forum, a friendly bunch:


On 4/21/20 2:33 PM, Phillip Kelley wrote:
> I have been a lurker here for many years and gained much valuable info 
> regarding tractors and other skills.
>
> The recent thread about installing Linux on an old laptop has prompted 
> me to dust off an old HP dvb6t running 32 bit Windows Vista Home 
> Premium.  I have successively cloned and replaced the hard drive to a 
> 240 GB SSD.  I then downloaded Linux Mint 19.3 (32 bit) ISO to a new 
> 64GB thumb drive.  Attempts to make it bootable failed using both 
> Rufus and Etcher because they don't support Vista.  So I moved the 
> project to my Win 10 laptop and tried Rufus again.  It appears to go 
> through all the steps but ends with an error message and the thumb 
> drive doesn't boot .  Am I making this to complicated?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.  TIA
>
> Phil Kelley - GA
>
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Charlie

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