[!!] Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk

[JARA MELAGRANI, Mariano]

On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 13:57 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: 
> On 23 May 2011 13:38, JARA MELAGRANI, Mariano <marianojara at afip.gob.ar> wrote:
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> > I did try Xubuntu, though the alternate installation media because the
> > live-cd wouldn't load completely (Celeron, 256 Mb RAM); but the
> > installation process halted near the end with the same message.
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> 
> To be honest, it sounds like your machine has some problem with Ubuntu
> and I expect that if one edition does not work, none of them will. I
> am happy to hear you've got it working with Slitaz, though. If that
> does what you need, then by all means, stick with it!
> 
> Xubuntu is not really much lighter-weight than Ubuntu itself, and I
> think your machine is too low-specification for either of them.
> Lubuntu is the lightest *buntu variant at the moment, and in my
> experience, it runs well on a machines with 256MB and 320MB of RAM.
> You can only really look at 2 or 3 web pages at once, though.
> 
I'd like to give Lubuntu a go. If that PC allows it, I'll switch to it;
I'd rather stay under *buntu's roof-umbrella.

> 
> If you get more confident and proficient with Linux, then either
> Slackware or Debian may be useful on a low-end machine such as this -
> but both require a lot more manual configuration than *buntu or
> Slitaz. Not for beginners!
> 
This is also an interesting option, plus it'll give me the chance to get
confidence and proficiency with GNU/Linux.

> Other options are fairly few. Sadly, Damn Small Linux (DSL) is no
> longer being updated. Puppy Linux is easy and friendly, but it is
> insecure by design, so I do not recommend it. It is also not trivial
> to install it to hard disk, update it and add new software.
> 
Liam, many thanks for your insightful analysis! Cheers,

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Mariano