Linux runs REALLY SLOW on my old PC. It's the same brew that's running on this laptop that I'm using right now. AFAIK its the same cpu (i686) ... but anyway I went round looking for processes that were hogging the cpu on the old pc, one of them was compiz. One not-so-quick google later and I learn that it's for 3D graphics and since I'm not playing any games I decided I didn't need it. So I did an apt-get remove and rebooted. The PC puts up no desktop at all now and I can't see a way to get into a terminal. So, I could re-install Linux (not long since I did that anyway), but is there a way in that allows me to apt-get install compiz without re-installing linux?
Yep, I know, it wasn't the best move, but I need to find what's hogging system resources and get rid of it. This laptop, although it is old, seems fine.
"Working" software has only unobserved bugs. (Parroty Error: Pieces of Nine! Pieces of Nine!)
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As @Bridgehouse suggested, it's usually possible to get another tty (terminal) by pressing ctrl-alt-f2 or ctrl-alt-f3
Solution depends a bit on what distro & version you're using but assuming it's Ubuntu then you could try reinstalling the package ubuntu-desktop (see this link for info). Or you could try a more lightweight desktop, e.g. xubuntu-desktop, which I don't think uses compiz.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Personally I am OS atheist, I use Windows or Mac, or even on occasion Linux.
if funds are tight I have recently grabbed one of those Radpberry pi 3+
As a simple compact desktop to keep at the holiday place to save lugging laptops around and I am impressed the original Pi only got used for media player but the new one is running Debian, Chrome is handling all our cloud based Apps we use in the business and runs mail and open office. plus its well supported and updated.
best 50 quid spent on a computer
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself