I have a Lenovo smaller desktop (like an HP Slimline) that originally came with Windows 7 that I wiped and upgraded to Kubuntu. It's showing its age. On Skype calls suddenly people will be unable to hear me and I have to reboot to re-establish the sound. I can't have this because I work via teleconference. I suspect a dying sound card, but I don't have time to screw around trying to get the older thing consistently working. It may make sense just to replace this thing. It would need to be with a Slimline-type PC for the sake of room. I have a full-sized HP Desktop under my desk with Windows 7 and I KVM between that one and the smaller Kubuntu PC. It's a good setup. I just have some problems with the Lenovo, this sound problem and also it sometimes gives me grief on bootup, claiming it can't find the OS. I had thought it was a dying hard drive, so I replaced the 225 GB one with a brand-new 1 TB one and reinstalled Kubuntu. However, the same problem keeps happening. I can't have an unreliable PC when I work via teleconference with people depending on me. Maybe it's time to just get a new Slimline-style PC like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._2&s=pc&sr=1-2
What I'm wondering about is this:
1. Are these newer Windows 8.1 PCs equipped with garbage that makes it harder to install Kubuntu? Since I KVM with the other PC, I have no need for a dual boot or VirtualBox. It will be a Kubuntu only PC.
2. Has Kubuntu 15.04 reached a high level of stability yet? I tried it before, but was unhappy with its bugginess and reverted back to 14.04/LTS, which I found much more stable.
Btw, I likely won't get the Slimline shown in the link because its specs say you can't upgrade from the 4 GB of RAM. That's just an example. I'm looking for something that could at least be upgraded to 8 GB.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._2&s=pc&sr=1-2
What I'm wondering about is this:
1. Are these newer Windows 8.1 PCs equipped with garbage that makes it harder to install Kubuntu? Since I KVM with the other PC, I have no need for a dual boot or VirtualBox. It will be a Kubuntu only PC.
2. Has Kubuntu 15.04 reached a high level of stability yet? I tried it before, but was unhappy with its bugginess and reverted back to 14.04/LTS, which I found much more stable.
Btw, I likely won't get the Slimline shown in the link because its specs say you can't upgrade from the 4 GB of RAM. That's just an example. I'm looking for something that could at least be upgraded to 8 GB.
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