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Re: [LUG] maplin laptop

 

Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote:
> The source code link is an IP address, which is a bad sign. There's also
> apparently no way to upgrade or reinstall the OS, so you're stuck with
> whatever brain-damaged excuse for a distribution they choose to give you
> (with, presumably, little hope for security updates).
Since it has USB ports then surely you can use an external drive to 
install whatever you want, or a network install.  I certainly wouldn't 
say you're stuck with anything.  The limiting factor will be finding 
drivers/modules that will run the installed hardware.

Kind regards,

Julian

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