[leglug-users] Running Linux on old PCs

[Maxim]

For another light linux you might want to take a look at http://zenwalk.org/

On 10/11/07, Abdallah Deeb <abdallah.deeb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I was checking the Ubuntu site, new release in 7 days, and I noticed the
> Xubuntu release coming soon. From that page http://www.xubuntu.org/ :
> "Xubuntu is a complete GNU/Linux <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux>based operating
> system <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system> with an Ubuntu<http://www.ubuntu.com/>base. It is lighter on system
> requirements <http://www.xubuntu.org/get#requirements> and tends to be
> more efficient than Ubuntu with GNOME <http://www.gnome.org/> or KDE<http://www.kde.org/>,
> since it uses the Xfce <http://www.xfce.org/> Desktop environment<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_Environment>,
> which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or
> for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware."
>
> From the system requirements page:
>
> "To run the Desktop CD (LiveCD + Install CD), you need 128 MB<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte>
> RAM <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM> to run or 192 MB<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte>
> RAM <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM> to install. The Alternate Install
> CD only required you to have 64 MB <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte>
> RAM <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM>.
>
> To install Xubuntu, you need 1.5 GB<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte>of free space on your hard disk.
>
> Once installed, Xubuntu can run with 64 MB RAM, but it is strongly
> recommended to use at least 128 MB RAM."
>
> That's about what was discussed earlier in this thread.
>
> The Xubuntu guys need testers. so any help would be appreciated within the
> next 7 days.
>
> Regards,
>
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