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      CGwaltney
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      I am thinking of starting a Magic Mirror Project with a Dell D620 Laptop PC.

      Should I build it ontop of Windows 10 or another operating system?

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        A Former User @CGwaltney
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        @CGwaltney
        MM is optimized for Raspberry Pi (Raspbian Jessie). However, if you have some experience and knowledge of system, node.js, electron… You can implement that with ease. If not… hmmm, just try. There are many people who had a success to implement it on Windows. They could help.

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        • Mykle1M Offline
          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @CGwaltney
          last edited by

          @CGwaltney said in Dell D620 Laptop PC:

          Should I build it ontop of Windows 10 or another operating system?

          Windows 10 will work.
          Windows 7 will work.
          ubuntu will work.

          The choice is yours. If you choose either windows option then you’ll have to do this:
          https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10/1

          If you choose ubuntu you’d have to install that on your laptop. MM runs beautifully under ubuntu. If your laptop is short on resources then ubuntu is the way to go.

          I’ve run MM on a Pi3 with Jessie, Old MacBook running ubuntu, old Compaq laptop running ubuntu, old Dell laptop running WIndows 7, etc . . . The point being, what you prefer and what you’re working with.

          My laptop mirror - Dell - Windows 7
          https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4930/vanity-mirror-thy-name-is-woman-using-laptop

          Create a working config
          How to add modules

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          • bheplerB Offline
            bhepler Module Developer
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            If you’re not terribly wedded to Windows, I would recommend Ubuntu. For two significant reasons:

            1. Boot times will be faster.
            2. The various threads here in the forum include paths to software installations to help troubleshoot. These paths will be much closer to your environment in Ubuntu than they will be using Windows.
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              CGwaltney @bhepler
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              Thanks all, I have Magic Mirror working on Laktop Ubuntu and also Raspberry PI… sometimes with these instructions they tell you exactly what to do, but I dont understand why, lol

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