Re: IBM thinkpad 600(how good)
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On Thursday 10 August 2006 10:25, Edward Song wrote:
> 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.
Debian is a little more difficult then some distributions in the beginning,
but if you think you know enough to try it, the worst you end up doing is
reinstalling with a different distribution. Be prepared when you first boot
debian, it will drop you to a console unless you install all a desktop
environment.
>
> 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.
256MB of ram is not a problem. I have a samba server running on a P2 iwth
128MB of ram.
>
> Can anyone suggest a linux distribution that would suit me well. Thanks
> for your insight and input in advance.
>
>
> Edward Song
>
Also, this probably would have been better psoted at debain-user then
debian-laptop.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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