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From: ray
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Old computer - What version of Ubuntu should I use?
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:44:42 -0700
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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:12:08 -0800, Mike Easter wrote:
> ray wrote:
>> Chris wrote:
>>
>>> I was given an old computer and have built it into our settee, with a
>>> fifteen-inch TFT monitor on a swinging arm - so that you can sit on
>>> the settee and swing the monitor in front of you.
>>> (I realise this is madness - but it is rather fun!)
>>>
>>> It runs XP very well - but I'm wondering whether it would take
>>> Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> Pentium II 400MHz 20GB HDD 384 RAM
>>> Wireless usb dongle Netgear WPN111
>>
>> It would "take Ubuntu". It would not run it in a manner you would
>> appreciate. You would be much better off, IMHO, looking at Xubuntu
>> (ubuntu with XFCE) or even better, Elive.
>
> I didn't realize ub's Gnome configuration should be considered less
> efficient than Win XP.
I don't think it is.
>
> What is the basis for that opinion?
>
>>> It runs XP very well
That, of course, would be a matter of opinion. I expect I would find the
xp performance to be rather lackluster.
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