15Feb2014 (UTC +8) samakv, I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit on my Intel Atom, with Gnome Classic... however, it's got 2GB RAM. I think you can find more RAM for your PC if you scour through Gilmore computer shops in QC (http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=14.613481&lon=121.034872&z=20&m=h).
Adding more RAM is very important, as well as an SSD drive for the operating system. I put it another 1TB laptop disk drive for more storage, as my SSD is only 40GB for the O/S. With my less powerful Atom (than your Pentium Core Duo; http://www.Intel.com/pressroom/kits/quickreffam.htm), I use it as an nmap scanner while watching mkv|avi|mp4 movies or documentaries. I also use it to monitor the Waze route of my loved ones, use Chrome to browse the web or read e-mail. My CPU sucks at playing Flash videos on YouTube though. Audio playback is adequate as I connected it to an ancient Bose Lifestyle with 5.1 speakers system, and video on an almost as old Panasonic plasma 42-inch monitor. The performance is positively surprising for such a humble computer. Using OpenOffice, LibreOffice or Lotus Symphony apps on it isn't so great though. I write reports with lots of screenshots and formatted text, typically 100+ pages long. If I go past 15 pages, then it crawls... I think your Pentium Code Duo may do better, but I'm not going to expect much more. It also is terrible if you're going to put a DB on it, even if you've got an SSD for storage. As an example, Metasploit with PostgreSQL takes me a while to load up, and also when going through it's modules and stuff. Anyway, I think you'll be just fine with your Pentium Core Duo for the most basic expectations. P.S. Wanna try Steam for Linux client for your current setup? ;) https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux --Drexx On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Mike Tinsay <[email protected]> wrote: > Consider installing instead lightweight linux distros like puppy linux. > > You can run debian with just that much ram, but you have to tweak the heck > out of it to squeeze every last ounce of performance. Like disabling services > you don't need. And using lighter desktop environment like lxde. > > samakv <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Sorry, I meant will it run an xfce desktop? Web browsing, play some >>movies (DVD) and basic desktop stuff? >> >>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:14:27 +0800 >>From: samakv <[email protected]> >>To: Philippine List <[email protected]> >> >>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? Drexx Laggui -- CISA, CISSP, CFE Associate, ISO27001 LA, CCSI, CSA http://www.laggui.com ( Manila & California ) Computer forensics; Penetration testing; QMS & ISMS developers; K-Transfer PGP fingerprint = 0117 15C5 F3B1 6564 59EA 6013 1308 9A66 41A2 3F9B _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
