it will run. but it will be very sluggish in performing any task. better try other light weight linux. or better yet buy more RAM.
you could try at TIPIDPC.COM for your colleague's additional RAM. look for a reputable seller or premium member and ask for warranty. Pentium core duo has a ddr2 memory On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Drexx Laggui [personal] <dre...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 <tinsa...@yahoo.com> 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 <amway....@gmail.com> 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 <sam...@gmail.com> > >>To: Philippine List <plug@lists.linux.org.ph> > >> > >>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 >
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