On 12/27/2012 03:20 PM, Mark Wallace wrote:
That's in case it is an older system. Lubuntu the only one that will
still support a 386 processor).....
KDE also has a package called nofat kde or something like that which
changes some settings to better work with legacy processors.
The problem isn't just with the processor; the GPU has become a critical
element in recent distros as well. I have a re-purposed server here,
dual-cores 64bit, 4G memory, but since it was once a server, the
on-board video was all of 16M video memory. The best I could do for
bumping up the display was an old 32M PCI card, and since no one makes a
x8 PCIx video card (that's what it has for PCIx slots), not much chance
of improving the video. So whatever distro/desktop I install has to
take into account that it probably can't handle a full-fledged
compiz/mutter environment.
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