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   From: ray    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Old computer - What version of Ubuntu should I use?   
   Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:25:25 -0700   
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   On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:53:28 +1100, Andrew wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:44:42 -0700, ray wrote:   
   >    
   >> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:12:08 -0800, Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>    
   >>> ray wrote:   
   >>>> Chris wrote:   
   >    
   >  snip >>>>>>>   
   >    
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> 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.   
   >    
   >  Hi,   
   >    
   >  I would have to disagree. I run xp on 384RAM quite successfully although   
   >  with a P4 1.8. Gnome on the other hand is always spoken of as needing   
   >  512RAM.   
   >    
   >                 Andrew   
      
   It will run quite happily on 128mb. You will, of course, be a bit limited   
   in the number of memory hungry apps you can run at once. And BTW, I've   
   installed Elive Linux on a P166 with 64mb - it runs quite nicely.   
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