If your mini-10 isn't the one with a parallel ATA SSD (i.e., it has a spinning 2.5" SATA drive in it), replace it with a SATA SSD. Then it'll run lubuntu (current version) reasonably well -- I think I neglected to mention that my EEEPc netbook has a 2.5" SATA Samsung Evo SSD in it. Before that it was indeed, very slow.
Given that's about a 10-year old distribution of Linux, the Firefox version can't be anywhere near current (or supported). You likely need to upgrade to a newer version of the OS and Firefox to work with anything resembling an up to date website's SSL standards.
There are still lubuntu versions that are current and will work on the old Atom processors (at least the newest releases do work on by ASUS EEEpc, which is about the same vintage as your Inspiron mini).
Having tried several different versions of Lubuntu on the Mini 10 none worked any better than the Win7 experience which had resulted in the Mini 10 gathering dust. I tried reinstalling the Ubuntu 10 as a last resort. Works pretty good on non-secure sites but unable to upgrade anything. If I could only upgrade Firefox it would be a step in the right direction. Looks like the Mini 10 is headed for the dark corner of the wardrobe again.
Thanks for the response. Guess I just needed someone to validate what I already thought. Cheers
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December 11th, 2020 11:00
If your mini-10 isn't the one with a parallel ATA SSD (i.e., it has a spinning 2.5" SATA drive in it), replace it with a SATA SSD. Then it'll run lubuntu (current version) reasonably well -- I think I neglected to mention that my EEEPc netbook has a 2.5" SATA Samsung Evo SSD in it. Before that it was indeed, very slow.
ejn63
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December 11th, 2020 09:00
Given that's about a 10-year old distribution of Linux, the Firefox version can't be anywhere near current (or supported). You likely need to upgrade to a newer version of the OS and Firefox to work with anything resembling an up to date website's SSL standards.
There are still lubuntu versions that are current and will work on the old Atom processors (at least the newest releases do work on by ASUS EEEpc, which is about the same vintage as your Inspiron mini).
Robert_the_Bruce
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December 11th, 2020 11:00
Having tried several different versions of Lubuntu on the Mini 10 none worked any better than the Win7 experience which had resulted in the Mini 10 gathering dust. I tried reinstalling the Ubuntu 10 as a last resort. Works pretty good on non-secure sites but unable to upgrade anything. If I could only upgrade Firefox it would be a step in the right direction. Looks like the Mini 10 is headed for the dark corner of the wardrobe again.
Thanks for the response. Guess I just needed someone to validate what I already thought. Cheers
Robert_the_Bruce
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December 11th, 2020 13:00
Now that's an idea I haven't tried. I take it it's the data transfer to disk that is the bottle neck. Will give it a try. Thanks.