[Ubuntu-SG] Running server

[Anand Vaidya]

On 12 June 2010 am 12:23:35 Chow Loong Jin wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:02:11 +0800
> 
> I'd actually advise you to try Lubuntu or Xubuntu if it's an old
> machine, as KDE (Kubuntu) tends to require more resources than GNOME
> (Ubuntu).

KDE does not use more resources than GNOME.  GNOME , KDE etc take about the 
same amount of resources. 


For low resource usage, try:

- No X11 at all, may be use screen ...
- X11 with TWM or Fluxbox


Regards
Anand

> 
> But for the true headless machine with no display manager, I'd suggest
> you just use the Ubuntu alternate CD to make a minimal install.