32 bit or 64 bit?
Not that I have a choice on that.
I do have 32 bit machines here so I could make it work but I’m really wanting two 64 bit laptops, both running linux, being able to file share and see a printer. One for the house and one for the shop.
I’ve never actually sat here for a full day trying to network linux machines. Doing it on windows takes minutes. Ya go through a home network setup wizard. So after an hour or two of trying to get linux networking, I lose patience.
I got 64-bit. And what was cool is that when I was done programming it in, the network was just “there,” I didn’t have to do a thing to get it running!
1. I got the O/S programmed in and working (Linux Mint Cinammon 18.3 64-bit), my network is fully operational and I can save items to the portable hard drive plugged into my router via Windows or Linux (yippee!)
2. I got Master PDF and Shutter programmed in and working, and I also got the latest version of GIMP (2.10) installed as well.
3. I got Flashpeak Slimjet and Palemoon 28.7.2 programmed in as my web browsers. Sorry, but no Firefox for me after they went all politically correct and fired Brandon Eich.
4. I'm using Thunderbird as my email client though I wish I could find something that looked and felt more like Outlook 2010.
And I think that's about where I sit. I'm using LibreOffice as my office suite unless someone knows of better software.
Thanks for all of your help!