[leglug-users] Running Linux on old PCs

[George H]

There is a linux distro specifically made for old PCs and it is an
international distor as well.. that means multilingual. Don't know
about arabic support you better check it out.

http://delili.lens.hl-users.com/


On 8/3/07, Abdallah Deeb <abdallah.deeb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> Thank you for your comments so far :)
>
> I would like to stir this conversation in another direction if I may.
> would any of you be willing to help these guys out on their quest by
> doing one or more of the following:
> 1- Test the software (on specified hardware)?
> 2- Work with them on creating a list of software that's useful/working
> for the target system/audience?
> 3- Make an installation CD (based on recommended distro [ubuntu?] that
> they can use on that hardware (unassisted) ?
> 4- Help customize/optimize the system for: Arabic, Office Software,
> Educational Software, etc...
>
> If you have the time, it's a good project, and it's worth the elbow
> grease + I'm sure Mr. Sleiman would be happy to organize the effort
>
>
>
> On 8/3/07, Alaa Salman <alaasalman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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
> > >
> > >
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