Xubuntu on P-III

[Bikram विक्रम]

Just yesterday, i've installed on 500Mhz with 128 MB Ram from
xubuntu-alternative cd . Its the best linux distro in this configuration.

with this alternative cd no live version was available so installation was
also smooth.

xubuntu, i love it.


On 10/8/06, Gabriel M Dragffy <dragffy at yandex.ru> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 2006-10-08 at 13:28 +0530, H.S.Rai wrote:
> > I was trying to install Xubuntu on PIII 1.2 GHz with Ram 128MB from
> > Live CD, as dual boot on a system which had MSwinXP. It booted fine
> > from live CD, and on clicking on "Install", thing move very very slow.
> > Things almost freeze. Mouse movement was delayed a lot. CD and HDD
> > lights keep blinking. On getting "Where are you?" to select Time zone,
> > things stop there, and after a lot time installation window disappear.
> >
> > Is it possible to install it on PIII.
> >
> > Even similar thing happen, on compag LapTop.
> >
> > What should one do in scuh situation?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> 128MB or RAM is absolutely fine for xfce4 BUT I don't think it's enough
> if you're running from live CD. I remember reading on a website that a
> live CD needs at least 192MB RAM. For the low memory systems you should
> be using the alternate CD. Although maybe that doesn't apply to xfce
> live CD. However the live CD installer is known to have issues in
> certain situations and configurations and I remember reading on this
> list before that if the Live CD doesn't cut it for you, then you should
> check out the alternate CD. Personally I don't even bother with the live
> CDs I like the directness and promptness of the alternate install which
> can cope with a wider variety of hardware configurations (like LVM).
>
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Bikram Lal Shrestha |  विक्रमलाल श्रेष्ठ
Gandaki College       |  गण्डकी कलेज
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