Distro for this laptop

ToiletDuck · 07-17-04, 03:02 PM

In the past one of the reasons linux was great was because you could install it on just about anything. Now it seems that they are getting a little higher in system requirements. I got my mother an IBM laptop with 192meg ram and 500mhz processor. She doesn't use it anymore since I built her a nice desktop and I've talked her into giving it to me. My question is do you think Fendora would run good on this system? What else would you guys recommend?

David · 07-17-04, 03:23 PM

I would think that any distro would run ok on it -depends how much you install. Perhaps Gentoo would be best if you want it as fast as possible?

Busty St. Clair · 07-17-04, 06:31 PM

fedora requires 256mb of ram. maybe u wanna try yoper linux. http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...02#post2928702

ghostwalker · 07-17-04, 07:54 PM

I would try a version of vector linux on a laptop, www.vectorlinux.com. They have a stripped down version and a SOHO version. Very easy to install, basicly slack with a easy to use interface.

Roof Jumper · 07-17-04, 10:45 PM

erm.... are you ok with not using a GUI interface. The reason being, that most of the memory requirements of Fedora, Mandrake, and the lot is that they tend to be for the more newbiesh market segment and therefore have KDE is all of its gaudy memory hogging glory running as a default. I had a laptop with 64 megs of ram that ran FreeBSD 4.6 and slackware 9.1 without a hitch with blackbox running, just gets alittle slow when you try to run anything more than mozilla firefox.

chasingapple · 07-18-04, 04:01 AM

I have a desktop with specs like that, the following work great.

Mandrake 9.1 / 9.2 / 10.0
Fedora Core 1
Overclockix

Cheers!

07-17-04, 03:02 PM	Thread Starter #1
ToiletDuck Member Join Date: Aug 2002	Distro for this laptop In the past one of the reasons linux was great was because you could install it on just about anything. Now it seems that they are getting a little higher in system requirements. I got my mother an IBM laptop with 192meg ram and 500mhz processor. She doesn't use it anymore since I built her a nice desktop and I've talked her into giving it to me. My question is do you think Fendora would run good on this system? What else would you guys recommend? __________________ "90% of my salary I'll spend on good times, women and Irish whiskey; the other 10% I'll probably waste." - Tug McGraw
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David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	I would think that any distro would run ok on it -depends how much you install. Perhaps Gentoo would be best if you want it as fast as possible? __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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07-17-04, 06:31 PM	#3
Busty St. Clair Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Illinois	fedora requires 256mb of ram. maybe u wanna try yoper linux. http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...02#post2928702
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07-17-04, 07:54 PM	#4
ghostwalker Registered Join Date: Jan 2004	I would try a version of vector linux on a laptop, www.vectorlinux.com. They have a stripped down version and a SOHO version. Very easy to install, basicly slack with a easy to use interface.
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07-17-04, 10:45 PM	#5
Roof Jumper Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In a spider hole	erm.... are you ok with not using a GUI interface. The reason being, that most of the memory requirements of Fedora, Mandrake, and the lot is that they tend to be for the more newbiesh market segment and therefore have KDE is all of its gaudy memory hogging glory running as a default. I had a laptop with 64 megs of ram that ran FreeBSD 4.6 and slackware 9.1 without a hitch with blackbox running, just gets alittle slow when you try to run anything more than mozilla firefox.
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07-18-04, 04:01 AM	#6
chasingapple Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Las Vegas Nevada	I have a desktop with specs like that, the following work great. Mandrake 9.1 / 9.2 / 10.0 Fedora Core 1 Overclockix Cheers!
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