[ale] Local source for Ubuntu 24.04 friendly desktop?

[Chuck Payne]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> yeah, there are flavors that retain the non EUFI.   But setting up a
> brand-new (well brand-new drives on a vintage chassis) server, I didn't
> want to get into the scenario where 2 years down the road an upgrade makes
> it not boot.
>
> A friend had a couple of HP Elite desktops that fit the bill just fine.
>  We're up and running RAID1 on Ubunto 24.
>
> On 2025-10-11 15:53, William Wylde via Ale wrote:
>
> Kali will too.  Which means that Debian will.  I think Slackware will
> too.  You still have to turn off "secure boot", though.
>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM Boris Borisov via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
> 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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Fedora not much better, I had to yank my Windows NVMe so that I don't have
to press F7. I get enough Windows at work.
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Terror PUP a.k.a
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