Building a Linux Computer?

[Todd Cole]

Hi Mike
  bigger question is what will Linux not run on.  Broadcom wifi can be a
bit of a problem but i have not had issues with that in a while
consider going to the installfest 1st and 3rd Saturdays at UAT 48th and
baseline  Tempe 10-4PM we have had very few that we could not get working
correctly,
usually due to lack if time to sort out any bugs( showing up at 3pm works
if there are no bugs)but....
we have even installed to apple G3.  Brand new (less that 1 yr old) CPU or
MB models may have drivers/microcode that have not been added to linux yet
so that may be the only thing to stay away from or trial and error
Linux  is smaller and faster than windows but avoid too old say a Pentium4
64 bit would work but you would still have by todays standards a slow
computer
Todd


On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 7:30 PM, mike enriquez <mylinux at cox.net> wrote:

> I am planing to build a Linux computer.  I have Ubuntu 16.0 on an old Dell
> XPS. I will be using it as my research computer.   So "I will be going
> where where others do not dare to go."  I want a VPN on it because I have
> not been able to install a VPN on the computer I now have. I want a 64bit
> OS.
>
> I know that most people say to use and old computer to run Linux.  I need
> ideas on Hardware to avoid and use.  What would you do if you had to build
> your own Linux computer from scratch?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Mike Enriquez
>
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