@nostupidquestions is it true that linux cannot run on a laptop without any SSD ?

I had gone inquiring at a couple of local stores regarding restoring my 2gb Ram laptop with 500gb HDD. At both of the places l was told that l need to put in at least 4gb of fresh ram + insert a bare minimum SSD, otherwise windows wouldn’t run on it.

When l said that l’d be working on linux, this technician guy told me that even linux has become heavy these days. Not sure what he meant by this, but extra ram burns a lot of holes, not mention about the price of SSD.

So, l just want to make sure. Is it true that modern machines won’t work without any SSD or machines with 2gb rams are simply fit for the museum ?

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    There are live distros that run directly from thumb drives.

    Many distros run this way for their installer (e.G. Mint).

    So it really depends on what you’re trying to do.