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| 483904 | 2006-09-12 02:38:00 | As I stated earlier "the biggest drawback with linux is the number of good distros available" For a newbee with very limited resources linux is the only way to go (try running XP on a p2 with even a gb of ram on a paperboys income) There are a lot of "paperboys" out there.But I have to admit it is best not to try windoze first. |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 483905 | 2006-09-12 07:25:00 | You are way short on ram for any normal distro. If you don't want to run a gui you would likely get away with 48MB, but you really need 128MB minimum for a GUI and 256MB is great. Damn Small is a good option or Vector Linux runs very well on low spec hardware. Can you manage to get another 64MB chip of memory. Xandros would run like a dog on a PII with 48MB of RAM if it would even install. |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 483906 | 2006-09-12 08:14:00 | Thanks for all your replies, I did not really have much hope with 48Mb but that is all the spare PC can take or so I am told. I will have a look at what you have all suggested. I appreciate all the advice, thanks once again. Peter A |
PeterA (8057) | ||
| 483907 | 2006-09-12 16:03:00 | Thanks for all your replies, I did not really have much hope with 48Mb but that is all the spare PC can take or so I am told. I will have a look at what you have all suggested. I appreciate all the advice, thanks once again. Peter ADo you know what motherboard your spare PC has in it? |
Myth (110) | ||
| 483908 | 2006-09-13 03:27:00 | No I don't know, the thing is a CpmpaqPressario 4506. Does that help? Thanks for the reply. Peter A |
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