after alternative install

[Qiuli Han]

thanks for all the suggestions
since i cant make the USB WLAN work, think i have to get a PCMICA card
wired NIC to do the xubuntu installation
will the card be a easy setup?


Q

On 7/14/06, Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:27:27 +0200
> Eberhard Roloff <tuxebi at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > Hi Qiuli,
> >
> > On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:57:45 -0400
> > "Qiuli Han" <ivyharry at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > here is the issue
> > > PII laptop
> > > 64MB RAM
> > > no network interface
> > > got a USB WLAN
> > >
> > > the alternative install is done
> > > how do i make the GUI work?
> > >
> > I would do it in three easy steps:
> >
> > 1. get more RAM.
> > 128MB is what I think you need as a bare minimum.
> > More will certainly do no harm.
>
> True, but a GUI on 64MB RAM is possible - i would use fluxbox or icewm,
> though xubuntu-desktop should run OK.
> >
> > 2. insert the new RAM and make the laptop accept it
> >
> > 3. on a machine like this, accept that a slim desktop (not KDE,
> > not Gnome) will be the only option to work rather fluently in
> > GUI mode.
> > So use the advantage of ubuntu that you have multiple desktop
> > choices and issue the command "sudo apt-get xubuntu-desktop"
>
> that would be " sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop "
> >
> > 4. That should do it. If not issue "startxfce" at the command
> > prompt to start the GUI.
>
> And that would be " startxfce4 "  ( the "4" is important ;-)
>
> Peter
>
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