Ubuntu on old machine

[David Vincent]

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HillarP wrote:
> Ühel kenal päeval (pühapäev, 31. august 2008 18:13) kirjutas Doug Pollard:
> 
>> 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
> 
> Normal Ubuntu need at least 390MB RAM. You can try alternative CD for
> installation - it should work. Also You may try DamnSmallLinux.
> 

I have an old IBM P2 laptop with 256mb RAM and a 40gig drive - it
installed 8.04 just fine and runs great for a simple web browsing
machine.  You do NOT need 384mb RAM for the LiveCD installer to work,
but it really really really helps and would give you a better desktop
experience.

You've already got the CD, just give it a shot and see if it will work!

- -d

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