failed installation with 256 MB RAM

[David Curtis]

Steve Flynn wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Sandy Harris <sandyinchina at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Xubuntu 8.04 on a 256 meg 500 MHz laptop, installed straight from boot
>> screen. Works fine except Open Office induces heavy thrashing.
> 
> I currently have xubuntu running (well, crawling is more like it) on a
> 64m T21m Thinkpad. If I recall correctly, it installed ok using the
> alternative CD but this was back in Dapper times... That reminds me, I
> must go and update it - I think the last time I looked at it was last
> November...
> 
I did a CLI (command line interface) install with Xorg/openbox on top on 
an old toshiba PII laptop with only 96MB. You can probably do the same 
thing with gnome.

$sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop-enviroment

The thing actually runs pretty nice. I just need a faster web browser, 
Opera's just a bit too greedy for this machine. It'll be great when 
Midori gets out of Alpha.

Dave