New distros messing up computer

[_Artist_]

So I recently bought a new laptop. A really bad one but it runs windows 10 and 7 without any issues.

Anyway, I don't like Windows so I was going to put in Mint at first. Everything lagged really bad. Couldn't watch netflix or youtube. So I remembered that I had a Kali lightweight at a flashdrive, so I installed it. Slow as hell.. Debian, Arch, nothing works, everything lags. Remember that I've used some of the distros at my raspberry without any issues.

Someone knows why?

Thanks for responses

[zzyeahok]

Artist,

I'm not an expert with Mint but I have been using it now for a couple of years (been using DOS/Windows since the early 80's). So I have learned a few things. Just a couple of ideas.

I can't imagine this is a problem but do you have enough RAM? Not sure which version of Mint your using (I'm using Cinnamon) but I understand Cinnamon needs more RAM than other versions of Mint.

Does the new computer have an SSD? I've seen a few people complaining of slow computers and it turned out (in some of these machines) the SSD needed software from the manufacturer for the OS to work correctly. My guess is this may be your problem. I have a new Samsung SSD in an older Dell Latitude with 8 and/or 16 GB RAM and it scoots along just fine.

Lastly, probably not the problem, but I remember somewhere you may need to change some setting in the BIOS. But I don't remember where so don't do that unless you have a lot more info than I'm giving you.

Also, have you tried experimenting? Did you download a good version of Mint? Have you tried re-installing? Have you tried other versions of Mint? How about trying Ubuntu?

I'd also try the Linux Mint user forums (I think there are at least two). They're pretty darn good at answering most any question you can come up with. They are probably your best option.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by _Artist_

So I recently bought a new laptop. A really bad one but it runs windows 10 and 7 without any issues.

Anyway, I don't like Windows so I was going to put in Mint at first. Everything lagged really bad. Couldn't watch netflix or youtube. So I remembered that I had a Kali lightweight at a flashdrive, so I installed it. Slow as hell.. Debian, Arch, nothing works, everything lags. Remember that I've used some of the distros at my raspberry without any issues.

Someone knows why?

Thanks for responses

[_Artist_]

Thanks for your answer. 4gb ram, I've tried different distros as well, like a lightweight linux distro which works on a raspberry. I think it's something with the graphics but I can't figure out what it is. I have the stock HDD so that shouldn't be a problem. Atleast not on the lightweight version

[Filbert]

Can you run Mint from the CD or a flash drive? If so, does it run better or the same? That would reduce the hardware actually handling Mint.

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[Overlander]

Above all else, I would suspect the graphics..

There was an issue with NVIDIA based graphics and NVIDIA chips that messed up most versions of Linux. Have a search for a work-around. This problem has been around for a while so I'm sure I've seen a fix out there somewhere.

An SSD will no doubt help the system run faster overall, but a standard HD should work OK. 4GB Ram is enough but with newer distros it is getting close to minimum for fast use. If the graphics are a problem then an SSD won't cure your ills..

[_Artist_]

Originally Posted by Overlander

Above all else, I would suspect the graphics..

There was an issue with NVIDIA based graphics and NVIDIA chips that messed up most versions of Linux. Have a search for a work-around. This problem has been around for a while so I'm sure I've seen a fix out there somewhere.

An SSD will no doubt help the system run faster overall, but a standard HD should work OK. 4GB Ram is enough but with newer distros it is getting close to minimum for fast use. If the graphics are a problem then an SSD won't cure your ills..

It's AMD

[ant1dote]

If you are not dual booting then you may want to get an ssd. I have an old Dell Inspiron running Pop OS 18.10 with 4gb of ram and a kingston ssd with no issues other than the noise.

[cylnz]

what mint version?

what laptop?

if we're going to try to help you, we need basic nfo. And if you're running rasbian, you'd should already know this.


wait. you run rasbian from a flash drive. Are you trying to run mint in livesession from flashdrive?
you ARE installing it, right? Live session is just to look things over if you want any kind of performance you have to install it.

You say it runs win 7, which hasnt been sold on a new laptop for several years, and your system has 4GB of ram, so you bought an old used laptop, or a refurb, or a been sitting in back for years display model. No problem there, but we need real nfo to tech problems.