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

[erle mantos]

Btw bro, kindly share your findings na rin. I have an AMD K6-2 500 Mhz
with 128 MB sa bahay
just rotting. I'm also experimenting with looking for a suitable
distribution so it can be used.

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Allan E. Registos
<allan.registos at smpc.steniel.com.ph> wrote:
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> Great choices, VectorLinux with KDE customization looks very
> promising.. Added to the list...
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> erle mantos wrote:
>> Don't forget VectorLinux 5.9 Standard Edition. According to their
>> website, it only requires 128 MB of memory.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Allan E. Registos
>> <allan.registos at smpc.steniel.com.ph> wrote: 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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>>>>>
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