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Putting life into your old laptop!

Now, I must say that I have gotten a much better laptop than I used to own, but the question arises, will the old be used or kept hidden in the deepest darkest corners of my house. Well, I decided to add some life onto it by making it the ultimate home server. In this guide, I will be showing you the path to make something like that for yourself. Big Note: You need some expertise with linux if you wish to follow this guide, it is not a tutorial, it is just a guide to lead you in the right direction. Installing an Operating System Now before you take out your old lappy, keep in mind that it should at least fulfil the following requirements: A dual core 64-bit CPU that has a geekbench score better than 300 3GB RAM Tons of disk space for storage (Atleast have 256 GB HDD) With that figured out, start by installing a linux based distribution, I suggest that you install Ubuntu Server or if you are feeling adventurous, try Arch ;) While installing the operating system, make sure that you prov
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 This is where I start writing, I hope that by writing these mini-blogs, I would be able to improve my writing skills :) Things I plan to write on Some Programming Language Learning Personal Philosophies Arts and Crafts Computers Trick and Tips If you are interested, stay tuned. Afterall, I will be back to compare really how my writing skills change over time. For now, happy reading!