[Ubuntu-PH] Is Xubuntu capable of running for 128MB Pentium 3 600MHz PC?

[Allan E. Registos]

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Fluxbuntu comes with Fluxbox environment. Windows users will get upset
of that new environment. If possible, I will use XFCE. The list for my
distro hunt will be:

xfld (Ubuntu based)
Xubuntu
Luit Linux
KateOS
Zenwalk

(Anyone can add to the list :) )

Cheers and thanks to all...
Allan


GOvvin wrote:
> Prior to retiring my P3-650 laptop (192mb ram) I dual-booted with
> Win2k and XFCE/Ubuntu 5.04 in it (there was no Xubuntu then).
> Performance was way better compared to standard Gnome Ubuntu.
>
> If I have to make Linux run on a similar machine today, I'd try
> really hard to add more memory before installing Xubuntu it it, or
> choose another distro altogether. (Vector, Feather or Puppy).
>
> Caveat: After convincing users to switch platforms, don't forget to
>  teach them about file portability. There are some users who think
> that once they use their word processor file from one PC, it is
> auto-magically usable in another computer. You'd be quite luck if
> another PC has OOo installed (more so with Abiword) it it but
> that's not very likely to be the case.
>
> I recently installed Abiword and Xubuntu on an aging computer.
> Though OOo is installed, the user prefers Abiword  because it's
> faster and more responsive. One day, he ran out of ink and had to
> to use his neighbor's Windows computer but he can't open the file
> because Abiword is not available.
>
> Of course, I got the blame. I had to convince him that his computer
>  is actually better, not only because it is no longer a virtual
> virus Petri dish, but its software is newer and can handle more
> formats than his neighbor's. He's still trying to get used to the
> radically different interface but not much complaints now.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Jerome Gotangco
> <jgotangco at ubuntu.com <mailto:jgotangco at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 12:36 PM, erle mantos <emantos at gmail.com
> <mailto:emantos at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> why not install fluxbuntu directly ?
>
> Ahh I didn't know a community derivative existed. I just focused on
>  what is available upstream and do the workaround. You can check
> Fluxbuntu in your setup but also check if it uses packages outside
> the Ubuntu repositories that might affect in your future setups.
>
> -- Jerome
>
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