setting up an armagetron advanced server

#SETTING UP AN ARMAGETRON ADVANCED SERVER INSTALL#
#SETTING UP AN ARMAGETRON ADVANCED SERVER UPGRADE#
#SETTING UP AN ARMAGETRON ADVANCED SERVER FREE#

It’s usually fine, but once in a while I’ve come across a program that doesn’t install/run smoothly in 64-bit Linux.)Īll that being said, in my most recent project I ended up running 32-bit Linux Mint Cinnamon on a seven-year-old Dell Optiplex, which worked great. (And even then, it may not be worth the potential compatibility headaches that a 64-bit OS can bring. (Also, you’ll want to run the 32-bit version instead of the 64-bit version for this unless you’ve got over 4GB of RAM. Boot off that bootable USB key on your system and see how it does (knowing that disk access will obviously suffer while you run off a USB key instead of a hard drive).

#SETTING UP AN ARMAGETRON ADVANCED SERVER INSTALL#

To determine which will work best on your hardware, get yourself a 4GB USB key and download then install it to that. If you’re not sure where your machine falls on the spectrum of “old” to “old and slow,” the great thing about Linux is you don’t have to install it to try it. Cinnamon is the version with all the visual effects and bells & whistles turned on. XFCE is optimized for the most basic hardware – low ram, small hard drive, older graphics card. As I mentioned in a previous post, there are basically two editions to worry about: Cinnamon and XFCE.

#SETTING UP AN ARMAGETRON ADVANCED SERVER FREE#

So now that you’ve gotten your free 7-year-old machine, the next thing to do is install Linux Mint on it.

#SETTING UP AN ARMAGETRON ADVANCED SERVER UPGRADE#

Most people are happy to donate to a little kid as it’s a great justification for that upgrade they’ve been wanting for themselves for the past 5 years. Get the remaining bits & pieces from a friend or relative. If your IT department can give you a machine instead of making space for it while it sits around awaiting a disposal that costs them money, they’ll usually go for it.Įven if work doesn’t have an old machine for you, maybe they just have a monitor, or a keyboard, or a mouse, etc. I got a great 7+ year-old Dell Optiplex that worked perfectly from an office that was getting ready to pay a firm to come and take it and a bunch of others like it away (some to be recycled, some to be trashed). Since you don’t need a modern computer to have a decent experience on Linux, you should ask your office’s/school’s IT staff if they have any old machines they don’t want anymore. A chronic headache for most IT departments is what to do with old hardware, as most offices get new machines every 3-4 years, if not more often. The main two are: tens of thousands of FREE (and ad-free) high quality apps, and the ability to run on relatively ancient, “slow” hardware. This buys you a few advantages to Microsoft & Apple.

First, run Linux as your operating system.

Setting up an armagetron advanced server