On Mar 4, 2013 4:49 PM, "Steven Grunza" <sgrunza@ctdi.com> wrote:
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> Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM.
> Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are
> problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be
> unusable.
>
> I realize this system is _NOT_ going to be a performance machine. I
> plan on using it for text editing (in laptop mode using keyboard) and
> taking handwritten notes (in slate mode) -- it's a TabletPC that used to
> run Windows XP. WinXP SP3 is now so large and slow it takes up to 5
> minutes to load from a power-on (the system was developed and deployed
> before there even was a service pack for WinXP).
>
> I really like the EMR (electro-magnetic-resistive) pen on this device
> and would like to make it usable again.
>
> I know Fedora (at least version 17 and 18) has checks in place to
> prevent installation on low memory systems. Does Debian have a similar
> restriction?
>
> I was previously running Fedora 16 on much more capable hardware (Tecra
> M4) but a catastropic system board failure has me trying to resurrect
> this old TabletPC (Acer TravelMate C100).
>
>
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I had a home dhcp&dns server running on a 800MHz CPU with 128 MB memory. No GUI, but once booted the device did its job. I have replaced that with a 512 MB Raspberry Pi.
So, yes, it is possible. You probably won't be able to use Gnome or KDE, but as long as you have time to try them out, there are plenty other light Desktop Environments out there.
Good luck!
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