[OT] New to Linux

[Matthew Flaschen]

Knapp wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Matthew Flaschen
> <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Mario Andes wrote:
>>> Hi Samir,
>>>
>>> as you have recognized, linux or unix systems in general let you be freetoi decide
>>> what you need, get what you need.
>>>
>>> With a CPU like yours almost everything is possible ;-)
>>> You could put more memory in your PC and (K)Ubuntu will run better than now.
>>> But linux systems as they are like unix systems (files are handled differently)
>>> don't need much memory to work.
>> Exactly how do you think a UNIX-style filesystem allow you to use
>> significantly less memory for applications?
>>
>> Matt Flaschen
> 
> I love Kubuntu but check out this mondays distrowatch weekly.

What is this, non-sequitur day?  The OP's issue is RAM, not filesystems,
not tiny core, not anything else.

Matt Flaschen