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Subject: Re: Squash Windows?
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 by: Davey - Sun, 4 Apr 2021 17:15 UTC

On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 15:09:19 +0100
Schmitty <Thomas.Heinrich.Schmidt@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Davey schrieb am 01.03.2021 um 14:08:
> > I am looking for a new laptop, and came across the Dell Inspiron 15
> > 5000. Although a link leads to the various OSs, amongst which is
> > Ubuntu, they don't actually offer it on that model. They suggested a
> > workstation, but that is over £3000, which is not in the same
> > league. If I chose the 15 5000 with built-in Win. 10, is it
> > possible to shrink it so that most of the system can then be filled
> > with Ubuntu, but leaving the Windows system still functioning? I
> > did this with a Win. 7 PC, but I know that Win. 10 is a lot more
> > 'sophisticated'.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
>
> I am currently looking for a Linux laptop as well, I think I will go
> for one of these:
>
> https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/15-16-inch/TUXEDO-Book-Pulse-15-Gen1.tuxedo#
>
> https://configurelaptop.eu/
>
> https://kde.slimbook.es/
>
> --thomas.

So what happened?

--
Davey.

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From: unr...@invalid.ca (William Unruh)
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Subject: Re: Squash Windows?
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 21:47:52 -0000 (UTC)
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 by: William Unruh - Sun, 4 Apr 2021 21:47 UTC

On 2021-04-04, Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 15:09:19 +0100
> Schmitty <Thomas.Heinrich.Schmidt@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Davey schrieb am 01.03.2021 um 14:08:
>> > I am looking for a new laptop, and came across the Dell Inspiron 15
>> > 5000. Although a link leads to the various OSs, amongst which is
>> > Ubuntu, they don't actually offer it on that model. They suggested a
>> > workstation, but that is over £3000, which is not in the same
>> > league. If I chose the 15 5000 with built-in Win. 10, is it
>> > possible to shrink it so that most of the system can then be filled
>> > with Ubuntu, but leaving the Windows system still functioning? I
>> > did this with a Win. 7 PC, but I know that Win. 10 is a lot more
>> > 'sophisticated'.

Having done it at least twice, the answer is yes. Windows 10 has a
partition shrinking utility. Use that. Then install on the freed space.

>> >
>> > Thanks for any help.
>> >
>>
>> I am currently looking for a Linux laptop as well, I think I will go
>> for one of these:
>>
>> https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/15-16-inch/TUXEDO-Book-Pulse-15-Gen1.tuxedo#
>>
>> https://configurelaptop.eu/
>>
>> https://kde.slimbook.es/
>>
>> --thomas.
>
> So what happened?
>

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 by: Davey - Sun, 4 Apr 2021 23:34 UTC

On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 21:47:52 -0000 (UTC)
William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:

> On 2021-04-04, Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
> > On Mon, 1 Mar 2021 15:09:19 +0100
> > Schmitty <Thomas.Heinrich.Schmidt@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Davey schrieb am 01.03.2021 um 14:08:
> >> > I am looking for a new laptop, and came across the Dell Inspiron
> >> > 15 5000. Although a link leads to the various OSs, amongst which
> >> > is Ubuntu, they don't actually offer it on that model. They
> >> > suggested a workstation, but that is over £3000, which is not in
> >> > the same league. If I chose the 15 5000 with built-in Win. 10,
> >> > is it possible to shrink it so that most of the system can then
> >> > be filled with Ubuntu, but leaving the Windows system still
> >> > functioning? I did this with a Win. 7 PC, but I know that Win.
> >> > 10 is a lot more 'sophisticated'.
>
> Having done it at least twice, the answer is yes. Windows 10 has a
> partition shrinking utility. Use that. Then install on the freed
> space.
>
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for any help.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I am currently looking for a Linux laptop as well, I think I will
> >> go for one of these:
> >>
> >> https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/15-16-inch/TUXEDO-Book-Pulse-15-Gen1.tuxedo#
> >>
> >> https://configurelaptop.eu/
> >>
> >> https://kde.slimbook.es/
> >>
> >> --thomas.
> >
> > So what happened?
> >

Thanks for the information, much appreciated. But I was actually asking
about the new laptop!

--
Davey.

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