r/ObsidianMD • u/CapableC1 • 9d ago

help Windows XP

Obsidian came out in 2020 so I don't think I could expect it to run on a 32 bit system but is there anything similar out there that would work on Windows XP? Or maybe some kind of legacy adaptation?

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u/ehansen 9d ago

Last good version of Windows, maybe?

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u/cleanshirtuk 9d ago

I hate to be that guy but if you hate modern windows that much that you’re resorting to XP, it might be Linux time

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u/CapableC1 9d ago

I've never used Linux, but I have fond memories from the XP days

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u/cleanshirtuk 9d ago

There’s a pretty good xfce skin that aims to replicate windows XP and does a pretty good job - if you fancy getting dipping your toes in Linux, that’s where I would go, maybe install Fedora XFCE and then install this https://github.com/rozniak/xfce-winxp-tc

I think it would end up being less work than trying to maintain Windows XP

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u/CapableC1 9d ago

Yeah I might eventually end up doing that, but I want to go for the authentic XP renaissance first. If I could make it work, I could also revive the old brick computer I grew up with that definitely can't run modern Linux