Happy Linux Mint 16 (xfce petra) user on my laptop. I picked up a broken (well, corruptd XP install) all-in-one Sony Vaio PC and wanted to give Mint a swing on that. The specs are modest, but the boot ...

I don't have any desire to keep OSX on the machine, but it's currently got a Mavericks install. I've seen a few places mention that Ubuntu's install disc (or thumbdrive), if setup correctly, will take ...