On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:20:17 +0800 Jason Heeris <jason.heeris@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry Neil, I think we crossed streams. Thanks for the advice, I'll > take some time to digest it. > > But it occurs to me that maybe Emdebian isn't the right idea here. I > should clarify what kind of system this is: it's a single board > computer with a x86 compatible processor and flash storage (512MB). > Now, it has a BIOS, can boot from USB or the flash, you can attach > input peripherals, etc. So I'm wondering whether the advice on the > front page under "What about low resource machines?" is pertinent here > instead, since in some ways it can be pretty much treated as a > mid-90's desktop PC in terms of resources. In which case, Emdebian Grip is probably suitable - your main limitation is storage space, as long as you don't try to install crazy stuff like OOo. > I might give it a shot as a normal Debian install (it'll be > interesting to see how we go with 512MB...) for the sake of > development, and if I have problems come back to Emdebian. Grip is binary compatible with Debian and can save you 30% over a standard Debian install. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ http://e-mail.is-not-s.ms/
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