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Good MS alternative?
xyle_one:
I ran redhat v9 on a p2 450 with 128 mb ram. You should be fine.
If, however, you want something that will run better, you are going to have to know alot more about linux.
Novaz04:
OK :D
I just say that because i'll probably pick something to the tune to: Pentium 1 166, 32 meg, 1 or 2 gig HDD. I might consiter running it on my P4 laptop, but I would want to dual boot, and I don't want to clog it up with another OS.
xyle_one:
heh. dual boot. It would be fun. well. to me it would be fun ;)
Just make sure your laptop is compatible!!
Aloone_Jonez:
quote:Originally posted by xyle_one:
I ran redhat v9 on a p2 450 with 128 mb ram. You should be fine.
If, however, you want something that will run better, you are going to have to know alot more about linux.
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128MB might not be enough for Fedora Core 2. Redhat 9 is bloatware it ran slower than Windows XP on my 256MB box.
quote:
Memory Requirements
This section lists the memory required to install Fedora Core 2.
* Minimum for text-mode: 64MB
* Minimum for graphical: 192MB
* Recommended for graphical: 256MB
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http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/
You could try xandos, I have never used it but I know people who do and it's faster than Redhat 9, they recomend a P2 450MHz 128MB machine.
http://www.xandros.com/products/home/desktopstd/dsk_std_systemreq.html
If you want a realy fast and compact distro use the slackware based Vector Linux, ok its easier than slackware but a bit harder than Redhat 9, but it will run on a GUI on a crappy old p166 with just 32MB of ram! http://www.vectorlinux.com/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=10&page_id=14
Novaz04:
I'm going to get a crappy P 1, 32 meg for play around (well, something around that would be free), and I think Vector Linux will work well, but I think Fedora would be hell. Vector might be too hard for a Lniux n00b, but I think Fedora might be suitable, but the requiements are in the way. Does anyone know a FREE, easy to use, OS? Must be a GUI, and not too power hungry.
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