Ubuntu on old machine

[Arthur H. Johnson II]

Doug,

I have a similar setup here.  I don't think Ubuntu is going to run very 
well on that machine, your better off installing Xubuntu.  In fact, the 
best approach to this would be to install Xubuntu using the alternate CD.

Good luck!

Doug Pollard wrote:
> Hi all, 
>     I have something I want to try later Probably in the spring and am 
> looking for a couple of opinions.  I would like to put EMC  on an old 
> computer I have. Right now I am busy with doing video and trying to get 
> some knowhow with the terminal.  This whole thing is now in the thinking 
> about stage.   I have a little shop with a lathe and milling machine 
> that would be fun to run as CNC on Emc.
>     The box is a  E-machine  266 MHZ   and 250  megabits of Random 
> access memory. It has a 4o gig and 60 gig hard drives.  It will boot 
> from cd.   Will Ubuntu 8.04  install and run on such a machine?  Would I 
> be better off to try something like Xubuntu or Puppy Linux.  The machine 
> will be totally dedicated  to EMC.  All other Ubuntu work will be done 
> on the machine I am presently using.
>     I am also keeping my eyes open for a free or really cheap box with a 
> little more oomff  :-)  the question may be mute.
>                                         Thanks for any advice,     Doug 
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