Re: [newbie] vectorlinux? Too much choices
Hi Cristophe, I have an exactly similar machine, a P200MMx with 64MB Ram. I installed FreeBSD 5.1. Here is what I installed: XMMS via ports WindowMaker from the CD-ROM Acroread (PDF) Opera Mozilla (browsers - both are CPU intensive) WindowMaker, is quite simple to configure. So you can easily have a working machine. I doubt if it will be worth the effort to install (java based) office packages. You can probably he happy with AbiWord. you are welcome to contact me for any further details Tk --- deedee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 10:15:01, Christophe Rhein wrote: Hello, Thank you for all your answers and now I'm confused with all the solutions... Not used to that after all the years with windows ;-) If I get it wright I can use MDK also with that config... and I have it already on cd. (save a lot of download time). I need a Xwindow program like Kde... If not my wife will kill me :o because it is here computer that I want to modify! And last of all I'm really a beginner with linux... see all the messages I mailed to the list the last weeks! Thanks Until you are comfortable with Linux, using any of the distributions snipped = -- 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? ___ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly...Ping your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] vectorlinux? Too much choices
Hello, Thank you for all your answers and now I'm confused with all the solutions... Not used to that after all the years with windows ;-) If I get it wright I can use MDK also with that config... and I have it already on cd. (save a lot of download time). I need a Xwindow program like Kde... If not my wife will kill me :o because it is here computer that I want to modify! And last of all I'm really a beginner with linux... see all the messages I mailed to the list the last weeks! Thanks Christophe Allen/gore/SlackWareWolf wrote: On Wednesday 03 March 2004 01:40 pm, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: On Wednesday 03 March 2004 11:31 pm, rhein wrote: Hello, I'm looking for a light version of linux to run on a old MMX200 with 64 MB of ram. Is vectorlinux a good choice for a beginner? Thank you Christophe Absolutely, but on those specs a Slaclware9.1 would run acceptably (maybe even faster) too. Without the heavy weight Windowmanagers like KDE and Gnome even Mandracke9.1 will run OK providing there's not too many unnecessary services running. Good luck, HarM Slackware is a better choice. DebianAny version of Linux can run fine on the hardware you said, but yes, Slackware would be much better. Or Free BSD. If you can install Slackware, you can install Free BSD, they look the same and act almost exactly a like. 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] vectorlinux? Too much choices
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 10:15:01, Christophe Rhein wrote: Hello, Thank you for all your answers and now I'm confused with all the solutions... Not used to that after all the years with windows ;-) If I get it wright I can use MDK also with that config... and I have it already on cd. (save a lot of download time). I need a Xwindow program like Kde... If not my wife will kill me :o because it is here computer that I want to modify! And last of all I'm really a beginner with linux... see all the messages I mailed to the list the last weeks! Thanks Until you are comfortable with Linux, using any of the distributions besides Mandrake or SuSE may be asking for more work and frustration than you bargained for. None of them have as many user-friendly tools to help the newbie as Mandrake and SuSE. Unfortunately, Mandrake 9 and up will not run well using either KDE or Gnome on a computer such as you describe. You would have to use a different, lightweight desktop manager to access the gui-based software. I use Mandrake 8.2 on a similar setup with full use of KDE and Gnome, but not the most current KDE or Gnome. When I have really resource-intensive work to do on that system, I use Blackbox which is a minimalist desktop manager. To use the utilities and applications that come with KDE and Gnome, you merely have to have KDE and Gnome installed (although there are exceptions). You don't have to actually run them, and it is running those desktop managers that eats up resources. They consume a lot of space and on smaller systems that could also be a problem. Blackbox doesn't really appeal to many people coming from mswin, but IceWM does and it is a lightweight desktop manager which looks similar to win95. Mandrake 8.2 is no longer supported, but if you have a favorite discount Linux CD site (e.g., Cheapbytes) in your region of the world, you usually can get copies inexpensively on CD (including a CD with the advisories and security updates) via the mails. I haven't checked any mirrors to see if the 8.2 files are still available that way. You can always try your current version of Mandrake on the older system with a desktop manager like IceWM to see if it is satisfactory (back up your old system so you can restore it in case you don't like what happens). Once you get comfortable with Linux, there are many ways of dealing with this, but none of them are easy for Linux beginners. --- deedee Registered Linux User #327485 Visit WordStar GNU/Linux http://www.wordstar2.com Also, see the WordStar Users Group http://www.wordstar2.com/cbabbage/wordstar Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
