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| Thread ID: 38799 | 2003-10-18 23:43:00 | What Linux to put on slow computer? | mejobloggs (264) | Press F1 |
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| 184578 | 2003-10-18 23:43:00 | I have an old 300mhz computer that I want to try Linux on. There was something in the latest PC World, about some linux erm.. interfaces? not being very fast or something. It has 128mb ram, and a 4mb creative graphics card or something. What Linux will run best on it? Oh, and a 20gb hard drive, or maybe 10gb, but nothing under. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 184579 | 2003-10-18 23:46:00 | Try mandrake linux 8.1, or 9.1, download them, don't buy them. Kde should still run. if not, use a nother window manager. For the best linux on it? well that is just trial and error BTW: Good on ya for going to linux! Ilieklinux |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 184580 | 2003-10-19 00:02:00 | Ha. Its not going to happen too soon. I think I better buy another hard drive, because all my Dads old work is on that one, and if I format it, then he will definately need it :-) Im not going to download them. I would rather pay $5 per cd or whatever, than download it. Even though I have jetstream. I only have 500mb a month, and we use that anyway. Will I have to get drivers for everything? I guess I would have to get another graphics card then, since I would probably never find linux drivers for the thing I have. I thought maybe a geforce 2 mx would be good, because nvidia has linux drivers. Just looking at nvidia drivers. If I get Mandrake 9.1, what driver would I download? Linux IA32 LinuxAMD64 LinuxIA64 or FreeBSD What on earth are all those? I have a pentium 2 i think I will have to check all these things some day. I think the harddrive is screwed, and it runs sooo slow. Maybe I am just used to faster computers. |
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| 184581 | 2003-10-19 00:07:00 | I would suggest that you go to the library and get a Linux book out AND READ!!!!! Linux is far more difficult than install and play. |
The_Banned_One (4744) | ||
| 184582 | 2003-10-19 00:35:00 | Don't start with the attitude "I probably won't find Linux drivers for . . . " Video too . The older the better . And it would be a stannge video card which wouldn't work as a standard SVGA . Find the actual description of anything, type that and "linux" into google, and you'll probably find the most up-to-date information . Also any problems people have encountered, and usually the way the problems can be fixed . Check the Hardware-HOWTO . . . If you get Mandrake or Red Hat, you'll probably have almost all the devices you need . The only exceptions are hardware whose manufacturers won't release information . But it's a good idea to read a book . Or have a look at FAQ80 here . :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 184583 | 2003-10-19 01:29:00 | I think I will load it on, and then read a book if problems happen. Hopefully nothing goes wrong. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 184584 | 2003-10-19 02:29:00 | > I think I will load it on, and then read a book if problems happen. You probably could get away with doing that, but I found it pays to do a little reading first. Unless you have heaps and heaps of time to waste trying to figure out why something very simple will not work. ;-) > Hopefully nothing goes wrong. Famous last words. :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 184585 | 2003-10-19 03:34:00 | Of course nothing can go wrong. This is a computer thing. ]:) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 184586 | 2003-10-19 04:01:00 | Gentoo.. It's nice and quick! And very pwetty too. And I'm biased... |
Rank32 (3732) | ||
| 184587 | 2003-10-19 04:53:00 | small(hdd installs on about 200megs with gui)- RH 8 runs fine on my P200mmx with 128 megs of ram and 2 meg of video ram. Between 800megs and 2.5gig install depending on the packages selected. You may be lucky to find it at a library. In fact RH8 version of Gnome/Sawfish" target="_blank">www.damnsmalllinux.org/ or Red Hat 8. RH 8 runs fine on my P200mmx with 128 megs of ram and 2 meg of video ram. Between 800megs and 2.5gig install depending on the packages selected. You may be lucky to find it at a library. In fact RH8 version of Gnome runs faster than the RH 7.3's (who'd figure updated software would run quicker than older stuff :)) but I run WindowMaker as my default user window manager. Or go have a nosey at linux.org. Oh yes, and read read read!!!! | mark.p (383) | ||
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