I installed Ubuntu onto 2 commercial MPCs that were in a recycle bin

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SavoiaPatriot@reddit

A tablet with pc components that runs windows. To be more simple, this is an overbuilt tablet for commercial use

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user_0831@reddit

as far as i know ubuntu desktop implementation does not work too well with touch screens. it is better to try pure gnome desktop (you can do apt install gnome-session)

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skivtjerry@reddit

I have a similar device made by Fujitsu. Linux mint works very well on the touchscreen.

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RoxyAndBlackie128@reddit

It's nice to have if you have a convertible laptop but they really didn't design it for devices that don't have a keyboard and mouse

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Idoes not write from my own experience. The host of the linuxexperiments channel on yt tested the usability of plasma and gnome on touch screens and initially chose ubuntu and from this video it would appear that gnome has a big problem with touch screens. However, he later added a video where he tested gnome on fedora and the whole thing ran quite smoothly.

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

That's great to know, thanks! I'll definitely try it out

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hippor_hp@reddit

Ubuntu 💔

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Is it bad? Someone recommended it to me as I've used tails a few times

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hippor_hp@reddit

Its bloated use fedora or debian but if you are willing to learn and deal with arch use arch

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kudlitan@reddit

How is Ubuntu more bloated fga Fedora?

And obviously Arch is slimmer but there is a cost, btw.

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Good that I have two then. I'll try ubuntu with GNOME on one as u/user_0831 suggested, would you go for fedora or debian?

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hippor_hp@reddit

I would go with fedora kde since its most like windows and very easy

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mkwlink@reddit

Not bad, but too bloated for that ancient machine

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wasowski02@reddit

It's considered one of the more user-friendly and stable distributions, but as with any popular product, there will be controversies.

I think it's great for getting started with Linux, but if you want to customize your install, then Ubuntu will start to break quickly. It's great and stable as long as you do things "the Ubuntu way" (some people mind, others don't care at all).

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ventus1b@reddit

I think it's great for getting started with Linux

It's also great once you've overcome that tinkering stage of your Linux life and just want something that gets the job done. :)

I never ran into issues with Ubuntu that I wouldn't have had with Slackware, RedHat, Fedora, SuSE, or Gentoo. (But I had issues with Gentoo that I never had with any of the others, for obvious reasons.)

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wasowski02@reddit

Oh yes, that's certainly true. I know I can rely on Ubuntu to just work and never worry that the kernel update last night completely nuked my system.

The only issues I've had with Ubuntu were me messing with core system components (like Wayland and pipewire before they were the default) which later broke while updating to new releases.

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

I figured as much, since I have barely any Linux experience I think this will be fine for now

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Sparky_Otter@reddit

Should replace Windows 11 with Linux on the upper laptop too

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starlasexton@reddit

Nah im good.

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ArthurReming@reddit

What are their specs

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

It is a senortech MPC with 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and an Intel Atom X5‐Z8350 Quad Core processor (from their spec sheet) meaning it is a bit underpowered. What's cool about it is that it is waterproof and has a built in barcode scanner and RFID reader which I could actually use in 3D prints

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lo5t_d0nut@reddit

finding that kind of stuff in the trash is pretty awesome

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InstanceTurbulent719@reddit

could've been more ass tbh

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Agreed, windows was ok somehow but with Linux it feels moderately fast. Like a medium end laptop from 2014

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RoxyAndBlackie128@reddit

The cpu is the same as the Dell Wyse 3040 but with double the ram.

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

That's not too shabby for a free MPC

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paulodelgado@reddit

Never heard of an MPC? What’s that? Just a mini pc or what?

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Yeah it's pretty much an over glorified tablet with PC parts that runs Windows. They're usually meant for more commercial settings with companies which is why this one has a barcode scanner and RFID reader and an IP66 rating.

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lo5t_d0nut@reddit

I love breathing new life into old hardware with lightweight Linux distro installations

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HeavyWolf8076@reddit

I know Gnome and KDE has overall the best touch, support out of the box at least. Been using gnome for a hybrid touch / dock mode setup on my Surface Pro 7 for a year now and it's been pretty good actually! Now I'm going back to my usual setup of minimalistic TWM, but this time trying to make it work with decent good with, it's a struggle but also fun and sometimes you pick up on something useful!

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Only-Cheetah-9579@reddit

where can I find such bins... lucky you

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lucky-W0@reddit

god damn what the hell is that girl ?:O:)

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eletious@reddit

Linux with a touch screen is pretty interesting - Ubuntu is a good choice for a first installation, although with any distribution of Linux you have a chance of running into fun quirks. hope you have fun!

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Yeah it's been pretty fun and interesting so far. I've not had too many issues thus far but I did need a USB hub during installation as the on screen keyboard wouldn't pop up

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eletious@reddit

I've also had issues with onscreen displays, back when my laptop had a touchscreen. The good old days... I wonder if Fedora or Manjaro have better support now? You could probably test it out with a live image

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Well, Ubuntu has been working just fine so far but I'll give it a shot. If I like it I can install it on the second one.

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french_rabbit91@reddit

Do you want a medal?

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eletious@reddit

wow you seem like a fun person

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Sure, I could do with one

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french_rabbit91@reddit

More seriously, why did you do that? What is the use case? Just for training and getting experience or something else? Because objectively, there's no needs to have these machines on Linux.

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Because I'd like to get more familiar with Linux as it is more customizable than Windows and Linux also runs more quickly than Windows 10 as they're a bit older. Also, a friend and I organize events with a few maker spaces and other related communities and Linux would work better with our future ideas. It's a great way for us to try out 2 things at once, Linux and MPCs. Instead of buying an expensive one to see if we like it, now we both get one for free to try and then go from there. We'd make a better choice for the OS and the specific device if we have at least some experience with both. Maybe this will suit our needs or maybe another distro is better

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french_rabbit91@reddit

That sounds good to want to learn something new. I don't know what background you have as you don't specify. But I guess in software development. Learning Linux and dumping Windows would definitely be a smart move. For training purposes, using a low end machine is enough. Ubuntu is a bit meh in my opinion but you'll figure out by yourself what you need and prefer.

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Dulonko@reddit (OP)

Oh no, I have absolutely 0 experience in software development. I’m still a student and currently in my final year of biotechnology. But yes it would be a great opportunity to try something new

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edparadox@reddit

What are those, what reference is that?

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GeekyCrow27@reddit

At first I thought you were holding a 3ds...