What to do with that old laptop or desktop
By Tad Brooker
Over time we all end up with spare old PC’s that their time of use has come and gone. They fill closets, garages, and spare rooms just sitting there and collecting dust.
Myself, always being a big proponent of Linux often bring them back to life and install the ‘latest and greatest Linux distribution, just to kill time, check it out or to see ‘what’s hot’ in today’s technology stack.
I like to read, so I find myself often scouring the internet and looking at how other people use their old PC’s to get just a little bit more of an extra life out of them. Pretty much always the same thing, build a media server, build a NAS, build a file-share system, donate it to the Boy Scouts of America or someplace that can use the old hardware.
All good choices and I do encourage donating whenever possible, it keeps them from filling up landfills and recycle bins and gives them that extra life that makes a difference.
Recently I stumbled across a new Linux Distribution (Distro) called Winux.
I knew right away what I was info with this one, but still wanted to check it out. My day job keeps me tied to the Microsoft world, Windows 11, Office 365, Teams and all the paid online Microsoft infrastructure.
All good when the company is flipping the bill, but at home, sometimes you have that spare PC you just want to use for ‘free’. This distro really tips the scales and makes it very easy to build a very Microsoft like experience on Linuz and run it absolutely free. (It even includes a free “Office Suite to make it complete.)
Winux – Windows Theme Over Linux
No hardware limitations, no absurd requirements. Inspired by Windows 10 and 11, Winux Operating System is fast and secure, as a Linux-based operating system should be. Winux natively supports several Windows programs (.exe and .msi) through the pre-installed Wine. It also supports Android and PlayStore through PowerTools.
Download a copy and give it a try. It works great in a virtual machine, or throw it on some old hardware you have laying around, I think you will enjoy it.
Reach out to me and let me know your thoughts. tad@thebrookers.com
Tad Brooker owns Johnstown Technology Partners, visit them on the web at:
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