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Re:UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, contr... by gnicholas on Monday September 26, 2016 @02:23AM (#12579657)
If I could reliably run a newer OS on an 8-year-old iMac, I would. But since I can't—and because the only thing I use the machine for is web browsing—the relevant question is which browser will be the safest.
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Re:UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, contr... by 4ad on Monday September 26, 2016 @03:43AM (#12580000)
Thanks for not throwing working hardware away. I imagine you would not be happy with Linux on your iMac?
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Re:UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, contr... by gnicholas on Monday September 26, 2016 @11:35AM (#12582690)
I haven't used Linux since college, and I don't have enough time to get back up to speed. Good point though, and politely phrased.
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Re:UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, contr... by stephenr on Monday September 26, 2016 @04:37AM (#12580222)
El Capitan runs on mid 2007 and newer iMacs, no?
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Re:UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, contr... by gnicholas on Monday September 26, 2016 @11:34AM (#12582672)
Compatible ≠ runs well. My iMac was not top-of-the-line, and I could see from how newer OSes ran on my other machines that it would be sluggish on the iMac.
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Re:UnGoogled Chromium: Chromium with enhanced privacy, contr... by billyjobob on Monday September 26, 2016 @05:43AM (#12580486)
Yes, Sierra is the first one that is not compatible.
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