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ubuntu frugal install :)
Pathos:
I'm typing this now from xubuntu dapper live running on my hard drive ... I may be (probably not though) the first to ever do this :)
Took a bit of work as ubuntu live stops booting if it doesnt detect your cdrom (I have a cdrom less Dell L400 laptop). So I had to extract the initrd.gz, hack the scripts to mount my partition on /cdrom and skip the cdrom stuff.
Recompressing the cpio archive caught me out as you need to specify the right format.
Speed wise its brilliant (500mhz+256MB ram). Only wish it came with OO.org like breezy did. Takes a while to boot though.
Better still I'm connected on my 802.11b wireless network through my home server in turn connected to the router.
...I need a life :P
Pathos:
god I love xfce. and ubuntu really flies with a decent gpu.
GenuineAdvantage:
Not sure about xubuntu, dubuntu, or any other buntu, but regular ubuntu's live cd is flawed as an install cd, which is what is now offered as the default. It runs out of memory @ install when you have 256mb or less. But other than its dead cd, Ubuntu is quite nice.
Pathos:
I did notice it was edging into my swap memory.
pofnlice:
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