[leglug-users] Running Linux on old PCs

[Alaa Salman]

Hello,

I can confirm that Ubuntu(at the very least) does run on such a system. I
run it on an old PIII of 500Mhz and 128MB of ram. The version that runs
there is edgy which one release before the current one so i haven't tested
the latest release, but i assume that it will run ok. There are two issues
to look at here, the actual installer and/or the live bootup environment and
the actual running environment which you would get after installation.

For the bootup environment, the live cd option might work, but for such
systems, it is better to use the alternative CD(also from ubuntu) which is
designed for installation on such systems.

Regarding the other problem of the running environment, then i can also
confirm that Gnome does run on such an environment, but you might find it
slow for everyday use. As such, it is better to switch to a lighter desktop
environment.(I can suggest xfce which i find lightweight, fast and friendly)

Regarding the Arabic problem, it is really a matter of the desktop
environment support for the translation and the corresponding applications.
I know that Gnome does an excellent job at that, but i am not sure about the
rest.

Furthermore, if you have any specific problems, then feel free to post to
this list so that we can help you in solving it if we can.

Regards,
Alaa Salman


On 8/3/07, Abdallah Deeb <abdallah.deeb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Imad,
>
> Glad you found my email :)
> I'm forwarding your email to the Lebanese Linux Users Group to get
> their opinion on the matter. This way you'll have more hands working
> on your solution.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> On 8/3/07, Imad Sleiman <sleimani at un.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Mr. Deeb,
> >
> > It was nice meeting you, and I hope I will have the chance to meet  with
> you
> > soon. As I explained to you on the phone, ESCWA has some old PCs
> (PT-III,
> > 128 MB RAM, 6GB to 20 GB HDD) it wants to distribute for the purpose of
> > community development in rural areas of Lebanon. The PCs will have
> > open-source software installed. However, most of the popular Linux OS
> > require a minimum of 256 MB RAM such as UBUNTU and SUSE. I have found
> one OS
> > that runs confortably on ESCWA's old systems and is called Puppy Linux.
> I
> > have made some preliminary tests and appeared suitable for most general
> > purpose applications. However, I was not able to run Arabic.
> >
> > Could you direct me to Linux versions that run on older systems and have
> > Arabic interfaces or are Arabic enabled?
> >
> > I would appreciate hearing from you soon.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Imad Sleiman
>
>
> --
> Abdallah Deeb
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