For whatever it's worth, I get my machines from www.eurocom.com. They're actually a local company that specialize in robust enterprise hardware. They don't target Linux specifically, but you can buy a machine without any OS. They have been my go-to for about ten years now. J-F On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 11:58 AM Barry McLarnon <bm [ at ] topazdesigns [ dot ] com> wrote: > My Linux desktop system is getting rather long in the tooth and has some > stability issues, so I'm looking to replace it. It seems that the > number of local sources for barebones PCs has dwindled almost to nothing > since the last time I bought any hardware, and I'm looking for > recommendations. > > Also, is there any particular hardware, especially graphics, that I > should avoid due to iffy Linux support? I've used openSUSE for many > years and will probably give their Tumbleweed rolling release a whirl, > but apparently it can be a real hassle if you don't have well-supported > hardware. I don't need state of the art, just a stable platform for > general desktop use and some light-duty server stuff (web, mail, and > some in-house streaming). > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have on what to get and > where to get it... > > Barry > > -- > Barry McLarnon Ottawa, ON > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > > -- Jean-François Bilodeau Senior technical trainer & system developer, Chronogears Inc. MCT, MCSD (Web, App), MCSE (Cloud, SharePoint), Java, Linux +1-819-712-1020 http://www.chronogears.com www.linkedin.com/in/jfbilodeau