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Asked: 2018-07-16 14:08:26 +0800 CST

Installing Lubuntu with ended support for old laptop

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I have a more than 10 year old HP laptop. It came with Windows XP, which today is obsolete.

I want to install Lubuntu on it (because it's old), but it does not support boot from pen-drive, and the only option I detect is using a CD. I have a 650 MB one but that is insufficient space for the latest version of Lubuntu.

I found older versions which would fit in that CD, however they are not supported anymore. My main concern is safety against malware and such threats.

Should I install that older version (that fits the CD) or are there other feasible ways of installing the latest LTS release?

Specs of the laptop (HP Pavilion ze2000):

  • CPU: AMD Semprom 3000+ (1.8 GHz)
  • Graphics: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
  • RAM: 1.12 GB
system-installation lubuntu

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  1. Best Answer

    Have a look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD and you'll find a number of images that are smaller than 100mb.

    Are you sure you don't have a DVD drive? I run lubuntu 16.04 LTS on a 2005 thinkpad t43 (and it came with cd/dvd combo). My t43 cpu can't boot the x86_64 version and the i386 iso isn't available in 18.04, but you can still upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 once installed (if necessary). My t43 installed, and I run Lubuntu 16.04 LTS happily (with the option to upgrade to 18.04 should I sometime wish to)

    If you install the minimal install; you can then add what you want (be it lubuntu-desktop or other..)

    I would definitely go this route (or another to use a supported version), over using an unsupported, unpatched OS unless it's never going to be connected to the internet, nor share files with other machines (via LAN) etc. Better safe than sorry, because you forgot for a second..

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