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GUI for 80mb ram
Name: RTAdams89 Date: January 21, 2004 at 15:56:50 Pacific OS: na CPU/Ram: na
Comment:
Is there a good Linux distro/GUI for running on a pentium 1 150mhz with 80mb ram? I tried Knoppix but it's GUI needs more ram to run.
Name: taurus Date: January 21, 2004 at 19:00:00 Pacific
Reply:
Either an older version of Slackware or RedHat... I used to have RedHat Linux 4.2 running with only 64MB of RAM!!!
taurus
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Response Number 2
Name: heart_debian Date: January 21, 2004 at 19:12:43 Pacific
Reply:
I don't agree with that. Why use old software when new versions are available, which might even same more ram? Just install any distro (without a window manager and other stuff), and install fluxbox over that. Btw, I used to have debian 2.2 running with 16MB of ram. Technically, you can run Linux over a 386 system with 6 MB of ram, but I'm talking only about the kernel here. Also, minix runs on 386 with only 2 mb of ram.
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Response Number 3
Name: anonproxy Date: January 21, 2004 at 21:07:10 Pacific
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Knoppix is the wrong approach for your machine (obviously, it needs RAM more than any other distro).
RAM is not your problem anyway - you have over 64MBs which is fine. Your virtual memory space might be a problem though.
The big drawback is your processor. Gnome and KDE are going to be very slow - the newer versions most likely unusable. You should try a minimalist window manager like IceWM, PWM, or even Rat Poison.
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Response Number 4
Name: Jake Date: January 21, 2004 at 21:20:07 Pacific
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I would use a current version of Slackware or Debian because both let you select exactly what you want to install. XFCE4 might be light enough, but if it isn't, I'd use BlackBox or FluxBox. I'd also use MozillaFirebird rather than Mozilla. If you want to run OpenOffice, use the current version. It's much lighter on resources than older versions.
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Response Number 5
Name: 3Dave Date: January 22, 2004 at 02:45:26 Pacific
Reply:
You might want to check out this site... www.volny.cz/basiclinux/oldpc/
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