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Quoting Mark Jose <kernowyon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Tuesday 11 September 2007 12:48, Simon Williams wrote: >> Rob Beard wrote: >> > Maybe it might be worth trying the Ubuntu 7.04 Alternative CD? >> >> My dad downloaded the ISO so I wasn't aware there was a lower spec CD. >> It's only got 256Mb of RAM I think, so that's definitely the problem. >> >> > (or since it is only 1GHz, might be worth trying a Kubuntu CD?). >> >> I'm intrigued about that comment- I thought kde was supposed to be >> slower than gnome? >> >> Thanks >> Simon > > Yep, the Alternative cd still contains the same software, but has a number of > different install methods. Its big advantage is that the alternative > installer is quite undemanding on ram - allowing what ram you have to be put > to better use during the install from my own experiences of it. The installer > is not a graphical one - from memory it is ncurses based I think. > 256mb ram will run (K)Ubuntu, but using the alternative cd will actually get > it installed in the first place. Try to set up a good sized swap partition - > you may need it! > I was also a bit confused by the Kubuntu comment - I doubt you would see any > difference on a 256mb system whether you used KDE or Gnome. Whichever you > use, I would turn off all the eye candy stuff if possible and stop any > unneeded services - e.g cups if you don't have a printer etc. > > A much better option would be either a lighter version of the Ubuntu family > such as Xubuntu which uses XFCE or a distro such as Vector or any of the > lightweight distros such as Puppy or DSL. > Xubuntu is a bit hard to follow if you are not familiar with XFCE to be > truthful, but it does work well. Vector is a distro which I like on older > systems - it looks good and works in the same sort of way as a KDE system. > DSL is amazing - but again, it isn't quite as user friendly as the main > distros or Vector. > > Mark > Actually ment to say Xubuntu. Slip of the keys! The Ubuntu Alternative CD is Ncurses based. Looks a bit like the Debian installer. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html