[Tfug] Linux? Debian? Kubuntu?

[Brian Murphy]

Earl is right.

If you're working with a 16MB box, you better not plan on using anything
more memory hungry than fvwm and netscape navigator 3!

Brian

Quoting Earl <earljviolet at juno.com>:
> Richard,
>
> I am a newbie with Linux too. I am trying to use dumpster computers 
> to run Linux. Here is what I have found so far....
>
>>>>>> I am trying to learn enough to install a non-Microsoft operating 
>>>>>> system on about a dozen older (486 and Pentium class) computers 
>>>>>> that have been donated to a non-profit organization. The users 
>>>>>> are all OK in a GUI environment but would avoid a command line 
>>>>>> like a scorpion.
>
> I have a 486 with 16 MB of memory and am having problems getting 
> things to work but I think this is because of the memory limits. I 
> have a Pentium 1 with 32 MB of memory and am running Mandrake 8.1 or 
> something like that with that version of KDE and it is OK. Easy 
> install.
>
> The problem seems to be to be limited memory more than the processor 
> which just means real slow. I've tried Ubuntu and Kubunto with some 
> luck and they were easy installs but haven't tried them on the 
> pentium yet. I plan to. I don't know if the Ubuntu 4.10 would work OK 
> or not.
>
> No problems recognizing most of the hardware. Have to use the command 
> line but not much and just for setup and not for operation. There are 
> some books in the library that have old Red Hat versions and manuals 
> that might work on these machines.
>
> I have a bunch of old distros of things that you might want to check 
> out. If you do I can list them and send it to you.
>
> Earl
>
>
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