dapper on a slow pc

[Qiuli Han]

this is what i did on a P2 laptop with only 64MB ram:
1.downlaod the alternate CD and burn it
http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/releases/6.06/ubuntu-6.06-alternate-i386.iso

2.boot from the the CD and do the "text mode install" (the first
install option when u c the start up menu), make sure the system can
detect and config your network card

3. setup the root password by using:
sudo passwd root

4. make sure u have a internet connection, then do:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
or
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
or
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
or
sudo apt-get install flwm

those command installs a GUI desktop, but for the low performance
computers, i would recommoned xubuntu or flwm, they are light

enjoy

qiuli


On 7/24/06, Paul den Hertog <paul at neomedia.nl> wrote:
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> Hi Dimitri,
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> My 0.02$:
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> I had kind of the same probs with a 256meg pentium M 1.4 and usb
> cdromdrive. I ended up installing breezy in text mode and upgraded to
> dapper by editing sources.list.
>
> downloading the alternate should help as well because both the breezy
> and dapper alternative enable installing in text mode.
>
> HTH,
>
> Paul
>
>
> Dimitri Mallis wrote:
> > i dont seam to have a cd that sais 'alternate'. i ordered the shipit
> > cd's then split them between friends who asked. i have a 32 & 64 bit
> > left for myself. they are single cd's
> > :<
> >
> > i added another 64mb ram, now it shows icons, but is still very slow.
> > it is now stuck @ the 2nd step, were i must select the time zone
> >
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