Anton Aylward composed on 2015-06-21 09:37 (UTC-0400):
As far as I can see an old Dell or IBM desktop with a 4 core and 4G of memory from eBay or Kijiji for less than $200, or possibly your local thrift store -- opportunistically -- for about $50, possibly with another $50 in upgrade[1], will do all you're asking.
As we've said here many times, Linux runs on the most basic of hardware.
If, perhaps, you have a machine that is more than adequate for TB, FF and office, but not much else you might need a bit of patience for the photo side.... I've not found a machine, and there have been some doozies out of the Closet of Anxieties! that hasn't been able to run Linux and X. Except for broken hardware. (And sometimes that can be navigated around!) Maybe I'm better at setting up Xorg than the average Linux user. maybe I just enjoy the challenge :-)
We already know his hardware specifications are up to task: E-machine EL1352 with Compaq FP745A monitor and GE Force 6150SE nForce 430 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2c2817%2c2371211%2c00.asp?tab=Specs or http://www.cnet.com/products/emachines-el1352-51-athlon-ii-170u-2-ghz-2-gb-5... may not be his exact submodel, but it's close enough. I have a PC with the same fundamental specs except for a slightly faster CPU http://www.msi.com/product/mb/K9N6PGM2V2FOR_EUP.html#hero-specification doing TW and 13.2 just fine, whenever can get it to POST. This is fresh from TW/KDE: $ grep 'using VT' /var/log/Xorg.0.log [ 998.903] (++) using VT number 3 $ grep PRETTY /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="openSUSE 20150612 (Tumbleweed) (i586)" $ grep 'X.Org X Server' /var/log/Xorg.0.log X.Org X Server 1.17.1 $ grep 'Current Operating System' /var/log/Xorg.0.log [ 998.584] Current Operating System: Linux mcp61 4.0.4-1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 19 15:29:48 UTC 2015 (4f5e0d5) i686 $ grep 'Kernel Command Line' /var/log/Xorg.0.log [ 998.584] Kernel command line: root=LABEL=st160os133 ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 splash=0 noresume vga=791 video=1024x768@60 3 $ grep Output /var/log/Xorg.0.log | egrep -v 'disconnec|no monit' | grep -v 'nitor sect' [ 998.971] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 connected [ 998.971] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Output VGA-1 using initial mode 1280x1024 $ egrep -i "physical size|cm]" /var/log/Xorg.0.log [ 998.971] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 38 vert.: 30 [ 1000.066] (II) NOUVEAU(0): Setting screen physical size to 300 x 240 $ grep -v ^\# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-monitor.conf | grep DisplaySize DisplaySize 300 240 # 108 DPI @ 1280x1024 $ grep -v ^\# /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep DisplaySize grep: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: No such file or directory $ grep -v ^\# /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep PreferredMode grep: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: No such file or directory $ xrandr | egrep 'onnect|creen|\*' | grep -v disconn | sort -r VGA-1 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 376mm x 301mm Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 4096 x 4096 1280x1024 60.02*+ 75.02 $ xdpyinfo | egrep 'dimen|ution' dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (300x240 millimeters) resolution: 108x108 dots per inch # lspci 00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1) 00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2) 00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2) 00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2) 00:01.3 Co-processor: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMU (rev a2) 00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller (rev a3) 00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller (rev a3) 00:04.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1) 00:05.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2) 00:06.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2) 00:08.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:08.1 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) 00:09.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control 01:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 10) # uname -a Linux mcp61 4.0.4-1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 19 15:29:48 UTC 2015 (4f5e0d5) i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux mcp61:~ # cat /etc/os-release NAME=openSUSE VERSION="20150612 (Tumbleweed)" VERSION_ID="20150612" PRETTY_NAME="openSUSE 20150612 (Tumbleweed) (i586)" ID=opensuse ANSI_COLOR="0;32" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:20150612" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.opensuse.org" HOME_URL="https://opensuse.org/" ID_LIKE="suse" So, if André cannot get TW or 13.2 to behave properly, it's highly unlikely that TW or 13.2 are at fault. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org