RE: IBM thinkpad 600(how good)
I have some old machines that I want to use for a file share using Debian
and Samba.
I am pretty much a linux newbie, but I can navigate around. I have tons of
experience in windows environments and development, so most things I can
figure out.
I'm writing to this list just looking for a basic opinion.
Is it difficult for a newbie to setup a Samba server on Debian? Is there
another flavor of Linux I should choose considering my experience level with
Linux for quicker implementation.
The main limitation is the machine running 256 MB of RAM and my experience
in Linux. I could even upgrade the memory to 512 MB.
Can anyone suggest a linux distribution that would suit me well. Thanks for
your insight and input in advance.
Edward Song
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From: marlin9@gmx.ch [mailto:marlin9@gmx.ch]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 5:16 AM
To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: IBM thinkpad 600(how good)
Hello Justin,
I've seen a TP600 and they are not bad, by design.
But every Computer needs enough RAM to be fast, i'd say 512 MB + for a full
Debian Sid Desktop.
It's one good feature of Linux that it's scalable, and I got a Debian Sid
running on a 32 (!) MB Machine. for learning about the situation. I
recommend that every programmer ;) you'll discover memory leaks very fast.
Still compiling a recent kernel would be much faster on your PC than on a
600. - You know you can compile a kernel on a differnt machine ? Just build
a .deb package with make_kpkg (debian). - Upgrading your PC is another
option.
If you have to wait 8 month til a T42p arrives then at this point a T60 may
be nearly the same prize ... why does it last so long ? Can't somebody in US
buy such a machine for you ? They are cheapest there.
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