[newbie] Mandrake 9.1 on a 64MB RAM box
Hi all, I wonder if I can install and run Mandrake 9.1 on a machine with a Pentium 200 MMX, 64MB RAM and 10 GB HDD. I believe the processor and RAM will limit the usability of the machine. Can I install MDK without KDE/GNOME? My experience has been that MDK would install KDE whether you want it or not. What I want is a lean installation with Window Maker/FluxBox as window managers and the ability to play sound and connect to the internet. sound = the box has a soundblaster 16 compatible. BTW, does MDK 9.1 have a PPP program to connect to the internet (other than the excellent KPPP). wvDial gave me a lot of headaches. I tried FreeBSD 5.1(Slack was plain too tough). But sound needs a kernel compile and I have reached a dead end with linking failure. (the .o files wouldn't link). thanks = -- K E S H A V T A D I M E T I -- BeOS Air You have to pay for the tickets, but they're half the price of Windows Air, and if you are an aircraft mechanic you can probably ride for free. It only takes 15 minutes to get to the airport and you are cheuferred there in a limozine. BeOS Air only has limited types of planes that only hold new luggage. All planes are single seaters and the model names all start with an F (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc.). The plane will fly you to your destination on autopilot in half the time of other Airways or you can fly the plane yourself. There are limited destinations, but they are only places you'd want to go to anyway. You tell all your friends how great BeOS Air is and all they say is What do you mean I can't bring all my old baggage with me? ___ BT Yahoo! Broadband - Free modem offer, sign up online today and save £80 http://btyahoo.yahoo.co.uk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.1 on a 64MB RAM box
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 17:14:42 + (GMT) Tadimeti Keshav [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I wonder if I can install and run Mandrake 9.1 on a machine with a Pentium 200 MMX, 64MB RAM and 10 GB HDD. I believe the processor and RAM will limit the usability of the machine. Can I install MDK without KDE/GNOME? My experience has been that MDK would install KDE whether you want it or not. What I want is a lean installation with Window Maker/FluxBox as window managers and the ability to play sound and connect to the internet. sound = the box has a soundblaster 16 compatible. BTW, does MDK 9.1 have a PPP program to connect to the internet (other than the excellent KPPP). wvDial gave me a lot of headaches. I tried FreeBSD 5.1(Slack was plain too tough). But sound needs a kernel compile and I have reached a dead end with linking failure. (the .o files wouldn't link). thanks Yes you can install Mdk 9.1 on a 200MHz Pentium with 64MB of RAM As you knw it will not be very fast. You can install without KDE or Gnome. In the package select screen there is a tick box for individual package selection. In there you can select Window Maker/Enlightenment/IceWM/Blackbox or XFce. Fluxbox is not on the CDs but is available for download from a 'Contrib' mirror (although mirrors for 9.1 are fairly hard to find now) When selecting packages to install try to avoid anything beginning with 'k' since running any KDE application requires loading the KDE libraries which will slow you down quite a lot. There are fast light weight alternatives for most applications yoou might need. HTH derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.1 on a 64MB RAM box
You should be able to install it just do a custom install and specifiy what you want to install. If I recall I had 9.1 running on a P200 with 64mb of ram and KDE it was a bit slow but worked. From: Tadimeti Keshav [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2004/02/12 Thu PM 12:14:42 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 9.1 on a 64MB RAM box Hi all, I wonder if I can install and run Mandrake 9.1 on a machine with a Pentium 200 MMX, 64MB RAM and 10 GB HDD. I believe the processor and RAM will limit the usability of the machine. Can I install MDK without KDE/GNOME? My experience has been that MDK would install KDE whether you want it or not. What I want is a lean installation with Window Maker/FluxBox as window managers and the ability to play sound and connect to the internet. sound = the box has a soundblaster 16 compatible. BTW, does MDK 9.1 have a PPP program to connect to the internet (other than the excellent KPPP). wvDial gave me a lot of headaches. I tried FreeBSD 5.1(Slack was plain too tough). But sound needs a kernel compile and I have reached a dead end with linking failure. (the .o files wouldn't link). thanks = -- K E S H A V T A D I M E T I -- BeOS Air You have to pay for the tickets, but they're half the price of Windows Air, and if you are an aircraft mechanic you can probably ride for free. It only takes 15 minutes to get to the airport and you are cheuferred there in a limozine. BeOS Air only has limited types of planes that only hold new luggage. All planes are single seaters and the model names all start with an F (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc.). The plane will fly you to your destination on autopilot in half the time of other Airways or you can fly the plane yourself. There are limited destinations, but they are only places you'd want to go to anyway. You tell all your friends how great BeOS Air is and all they say is What do you mean I can't bring all my old baggage with me? ___ BT Yahoo! Broadband - Free modem offer, sign up online today and save £80 http://btyahoo.yahoo.co.uk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 9.1 on a 64MB RAM box
On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 05:14:42PM +, Tadimeti Keshav wrote: Hi all, I wonder if I can install and run Mandrake 9.1 on a machine with a Pentium 200 MMX, 64MB RAM and 10 GB HDD. I believe the processor and RAM will limit the usability of the machine. Can I install MDK without KDE/GNOME? My experience has been that MDK would install KDE whether you want it or not. What I want is a lean installation with Window Maker/FluxBox as window managers and the ability to play sound and connect to the internet. You should be able to do that; you also might want to have a look at XFce4, which is nice eye candy, full-o-features, and light. I'm running it on a P333MMX with 64 RAM and it does very nicely on that. That computer also has an ISA soundcard which MDK detected and configured, which impressed me. Good luck, Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
