Will he be able? Yes. Will it be slow? Oh yeah. Expect heavy swapping when visiting websites with a modern browser (chrome, firefox, ...).
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of samakv Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 7:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [plug] Fw: Challenge: install Debian on computer with 512mb RAM Sorry, I meant will it run an xfce desktop? Web browsing, play some movies (DVD) and basic desktop stuff? Begin forwarded message: Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:14:27 +0800 From: samakv <[email protected]> To: Philippine List <[email protected]> Subject: Challenge: install Debian on computer with 512mb RAM Hello members, My colleague is living in Taguig area. He inherited a computer from the office. It is a Pentium core duo (I think) but it's only got 512mb of RAM. I've got the Debian Wheezy DVD (thanks to Zak Elap). Will it run? _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
