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    Doing a full install on an SD card and leaving space for an exFAT partition ?

    Hi, I want to do a full Linux install on an SD card for a laptop with no hard drive. I dont want to use the whole SD card for the linux install though I would like to use some of it for a separate partition that could be read by windows also. I have done this previously with a USB key. The SD...
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    How to debug persistent crashing ?

    Hi, I have been running Ubuntu on an old Dell Latitude E6410 for a number of years and since the start it has been exhibiting crashes. The symptoms are always the same: - It invariably happens when I am browsing online in Firefox - The LED light will start to flicker indicating disk access...
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    Best Distro for a full install on a USB key ?

    Hi, I have an old Acer laptop with no hard disk so I want to run Linux from a full install on a USB key. I have a 16Gb USB 3.0 key which I did a full install of Ubuntu 14.05 LTS a few years ago and using this the machine boots up and looks to be basically working. Some features don't work...
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    How to debug Linux crashes ?

    Hi, Generally all I use my laptop for is web browsing and I repeatedly see the same crashing behaviour. It generally happens when I have many tabs open (like 30+) and suddenly the disk access (as indicated by an LED) will start going crazy and after a few seconds I will loose all control of the...
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