[newbie] Which version please
Hi all, Can someone please suggest which version of Mandrake should give me the best performance running the following hardware where the machine WILL have a GUI (I like them :) but for the most part will then mostly be running an ssh server sans GUI, through my router? Intel P200 on an ASUS mobo, 64 Mb RAM, 2gb HDD, 2mb ATI graphics, some 10/100 ethernet card. All the hardware seems to be standard enough to work with all versions that I have when used in other combinations. I can pick between Mandrake 8, 8.1 (download versions) and a purchased 8.2 (7 disk version). I have to mention I have a soft spot for Version 8 as it was the first of any Linux distro that worked out of the box for me, (sound and internet) and has produced the best results on another machine (450 AMD 256 RAM), appearing to be more stable than the others but I value the opinions expressed here. I anticipate it will involve something to do with which version of the kernel they are blessed with but other factors will be pointed out to me in the nicest way. Any offererings gladly received for which I thank you in advance. -- Derek Byram [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 264346 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which version please
Derek Byram wrote: Hi all, Can someone please suggest which version of Mandrake should give me the best performance running the following hardware where the machine WILL have a GUI (I like them :) but for the most part will then mostly be running an ssh server sans GUI, through my router? Intel P200 on an ASUS mobo, 64 Mb RAM, 2gb HDD, 2mb ATI graphics, some 10/100 ethernet card. All the hardware seems to be standard enough to work with all versions that I have when used in other combinations. I can pick between Mandrake 8, 8.1 (download versions) and a purchased 8.2 (7 disk version). I have to mention I have a soft spot for Version 8 as it was the first of any Linux distro that worked out of the box for me, (sound and internet) and has produced the best results on another machine (450 AMD 256 RAM), appearing to be more stable than the others but I value the opinions expressed here. I anticipate it will involve something to do with which version of the kernel they are blessed with but other factors will be pointed out to me in the nicest way. Any offererings gladly received for which I thank you in advance. If you like 8.0, then why not stick with it? It was a fine distro (as was 7.2, a definite high point in Mandrake's career). Do NOT install 8.1 - it was the distro from Hell (to be fair, this was not entirely Mandrake's fault - a number of key programs, such as supermount, were going through a bad period at that time). 8.2 is generally a good distro, though I had to downgrade the kernel to get the Internet to work. However, if you're worried about your low hardware spec, the main thing is not which distro you install, but what you choose to run. Don't use KDE - it's a great desktop environment, but it eats RAM and CPU cycles (as Oppenheimer might have said I have become KDE, devourer of RAM). Try something really light, like IceWM. Forget OpenOffice, unless you feel like making dinner while it loads - use LyX for writing and Gnumeric for spreadsheets. Sir Robin -- Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you. And have fun doing it. - Linus Torvalds Robin Turner IDMYO, Bilkent University Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which version please
On Sunday 29 December 2002 01:06, Robin Turner wrote: Derek Byram wrote: Hi all, SNIP Any offererings gladly received for which I thank you in advance. If you like 8.0, then why not stick with it? It was a fine distro (as was 7.2, a definite high point in Mandrake's career). Do NOT install 8.1 - it was the distro from Hell (to be fair, this was not entirely Mandrake's fault - a number of key programs, such as supermount, were going through a bad period at that time). 8.2 is generally a good distro, though I had to downgrade the kernel to get the Internet to work. However, if you're worried about your low hardware spec, the main thing is not which distro you install, but what you choose to run. Don't use KDE - it's a great desktop environment, but it eats RAM and CPU cycles (as Oppenheimer might have said I have become KDE, devourer of RAM). Try something really light, like IceWM. Forget OpenOffice, unless you feel like making dinner while it loads - use LyX for writing and Gnumeric for spreadsheets. Sir Robin Thank you kindly brave knight. Great start, you have confirmed my suspicions about 8.1. 8 seemed real complete. I am only asking because I currently run the ssh server on my main machine, an Athlon XP1800 on SuSE 8. A bit of overkill you might think and I agree. -- Derek Byram [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 264346 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which version please
I IMHO would recommend you use 8.0 if you can get it to work. I too think it is a great version, an until just today I have stuck with it because I could not get everything working in 8.2 or 9.0 so I would have to go back to 8.0. I finally got my printer ( hp 820cse ) working in 9.0 so now I'll stick with it for now. But with that amount of Memory I'd try 8.0 first. I have run it on a 486 with 48 mg or ram. My 2 cents Mike McNeese Springdale, Arkansas USA ° Currently triple booting 98lite; MDK 8.0 kernel 2.4.3-20; MDK 9.0 kernel 2.4.19-16 Registered Linux User #248955 ° If obstacles are what you see in your path... Then you have lost sight of your goal! Derek Byram wrote: Hi all, Can someone please suggest which version of Mandrake should give me the best performance running the following hardware where the machine WILL have a GUI (I like them :) but for the most part will then mostly be running an ssh server sans GUI, through my router? Intel P200 on an ASUS mobo, 64 Mb RAM, 2gb HDD, 2mb ATI graphics, some 10/100 ethernet card. All the hardware seems to be standard enough to work with all versions that I have when used in other combinations. I can pick between Mandrake 8, 8.1 (download versions) and a purchased 8.2 (7 disk version). I have to mention I have a soft spot for Version 8 as it was the first of any Linux distro that worked out of the box for me, (sound and internet) and has produced the best results on another machine (450 AMD 256 RAM), appearing to be more stable than the others but I value the opinions expressed here. I anticipate it will involve something to do with which version of the kernel they are blessed with but other factors will be pointed out to me in the nicest way. Any offererings gladly received for which I thank you in advance. 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] Which version please
On Saturday 28 December 2002 14:46, mycal62 wrote: I IMHO would recommend you use 8.0 if you can get it to work. I too think it is a great version, an until just today I have stuck with it because I could not get everything working in 8.2 or 9.0 so I would have to go back to 8.0. I finally got my printer ( hp 820cse ) working in 9.0 so now I'll stick with it for now. But with that amount of Memory I'd try 8.0 first. I have run it on a 486 with 48 mg or ram. My 2 cents Mike McNeese Springdale, Arkansas USA SNIP Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Thanks for that. I am certain I'll take off the 8.1 I am trying ATM and go for 8. Your USA 2 cents is worth a lot as it was honestly given. -- Derek Byram [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 264346 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which version please
Just to clarify -- the last release for the 486 was 7.0, not 8.0 . If you installed 8.0 and had it working, it was a Pentium class processor. Michael At 08:46 AM 12/28/2002 -0600, you wrote: I IMHO would recommend you use 8.0 if you can get it to work. I too think it is a great version, an until just today I have stuck with it because I could not get everything working in 8.2 or 9.0 so I would have to go back to 8.0. I finally got my printer ( hp 820cse ) working in 9.0 so now I'll stick with it for now. But with that amount of Memory I'd try 8.0 first. I have run it on a 486 with 48 mg or ram. My 2 cents Mike McNeese Springdale, Arkansas USA ° Currently triple booting 98lite; MDK 8.0 kernel 2.4.3-20; MDK 9.0 kernel 2.4.19-16 Registered Linux User #248955 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
