[ale] Local source for Ubuntu 24.04 friendly desktop?

[Boris Borisov]

My Dell is pre UEFI and just boots from probably 2005 and boots without
problem with UEFI usb drive.

In truths I`m using Antix Linux which is hybrid type iso image and can boot
UEFI or non UEFI ways.

I also have cheap Intel Z CPU based tablet with win10 which requires UEFI.

The weird part is tablet boots from 32 bit UEFI loader and then continues
with 64 bit live OS.

But choice between UEFi or "normal" way is BIOS selectable.

On Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 13:26 Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Thank you Microsoft, for updating Windows 10 so it absolutely will not
> connect to Samba on our Centos 6 RAID 1 server.  (Stuck on Centos 6 due to
> no in-place upgrade)
>
> So, we gotta stand up a new server.
>
> I have a Dell Optiplex 740; I was gonna just buy a pair of new 2TB drives
> and install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on it.
>
> After much beating of my head against its non EUFI-ness, I have determined
> I can get it to boot from a Rufus-built 22.04 USB.
>
> I cannot get it to boot from either a 24.04 CD+RW, or a 24.04 USB.
>
> So, the lack of EUFI on the Optiplex 740 I could ignore.
>
> BUT, aren't there a bajillion OptiPlex 3040, 3050, 5040, 5050 (2015-2017)
> desktops going to the dump due to windows 11?
>
> Wouldn't it be smarter to find one of those and not have the EUFI
> limitation, and start off with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS?    I'll probably be dead,
> or brain-dead by the time we run out of updates.
>
> Where might one find some of those?  Or equivalent?   Preferably in-town?
>
> regards,
>
>
> Neal
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