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   Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:00:32 +0000   
   From: Limestone-Cowboy    
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   ray wrote:   
   > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:16:21 +0000, Limestone-Cowboy wrote:   
   >    
   >> I have an old Fujitsu Siemens B Series Lifebook and out of sheer pig    
   >> headedness i would like to install ubuntu or kubuntu.   
   >>   
   >> The machine has an add on FDD and a PCMCIA (non bootable) CDROM and has    
   >> a celeron 400MHz CPU and 128mb RAM.   
   >>   
   >> Is there a way I can copy the contents of an installation CD to the hard    
   >> disk via a usb adapter then install the disk in the laptop and install    
   >> from there.   
   >>   
   >> Furthermore, how easy is it to get the following hardware running   
   >>   
   >> Lifebook touchscreen   
   >>   
   >> LT Modem   
   >>   
   >> Built in network card.   
   >    
   > I can't answer the 'how to' part, but I do have some comments:   
   >    
   > a 400mhz celeron will be very slow with either Gnome (default Ubuntu   
   > desktop) or KDE (default Kubuntu desktop). Your experience will be much   
   > better from a performance standpoint if you try, say, XFCE (xubuntu would   
   > get you there) or Enlightenment (Elive would be my choice) or another of   
   > the 'lighter' desktops. Of the two (Gnome or KDE) I think it is still true   
   > that Gnome is a little 'lighter'.   
   >    
   > There is a 'scanmodem' script you can try once you get Linux installed   
   > that will attempt to analyze your modem and direct you to get it working.   
   > Some 'winmodems' work, others don't. The one in my laptop and the one in   
   > my old Compaq 7470 desktop work, one in a recent Everex desktop doesn't.   
   >    
   > Generally, Linux is quite good with network cards. I know that, for   
   > example, you can do an FTP install of SUSE with a boot from a very small   
   > CD image - I'm not sure but there may be an option to start that from   
   > floppy. Something like that may be your best bet in the long run. BTW -   
   > you did not mention explicitly - do you have the capability to boot from a   
   > USB device?    
   >    
   Boot option is floppy or bootable pcmcia so a card adapter might work.   
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