RE: Linux on an old machine
A useful X ie gnome or kde with say a web browser like mozilla, this URL is redhat 6.0 which is not even supported any more!
To run say a rh 9 or fedora desktop, ie something reasonably useful, a semi-powerful cpu like a p2-233 with 128+ of ram is the realistic minimum IMHO. This is what I have, a toshiba tecra 8000 with 160Meg of Ram, its OK as long as I dont run the desktop too hard.
If anyone is looking for a cheap laptop to run Debian/Redhat/fedora I would recommend one of these as I have run such a setup on them (though I have added a 30gig hd) all the hardware works, though the gui mode is 800x600.
regards
Thing
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Vettorello [mailto:andrea.vettorello@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 24 November 2004 9:35 a.m.
To: debian-user
Subject: Re: Linux on an old machine
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:30:33 +1300, Steven Jones <steven.jones@vuw.ac.nz> wrote:
> Debian used to do a minimum spec install at 6meg of ram, this used to need "special floppies" I do not know if it is still available as it was 4 or 5 years ago.
>
> With this spec machine you are planning to run in command line mode only? if you expect a gui, forget this hardware IMHO. If it is for a firewall (assuming you can fit 2 NICS) then cli will be OK and the CPU would be big enough for a soho setup.
>
According to this page
(http://www.anarchysoftware.com/system/libretto/redhat6.html), if
isn't a joke, people can run X on it...
Andrea
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