On Mon, 2002-07-29 at 13:10, Thomas Cowdery wrote:
> I want to set up a Linux box to test Java apps/applets (and to learn a little about
>Linux). As the subject implies, I'm a newbie to Linux. I started by reading some
>FAQ's about hardware questions, but they always approach the problem from
hmm.
debian runs on just about anything, you should probably check all the
distribution websites for miscelaneous hardware compatability...
about X11/XFree86, if you're worried about speed and such, KDE runs
crisp and fast on a g3/400 with 384MB ram and XFree86 4.1. If you're
really concerned
On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 02:10:56PM -0400, Thomas Cowdery wrote:
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> What I have to work on is an older (AMD) 233 Mhz machine with 64 MB of memory and a
>hard drive with about 2 GB free. I can free up more HD space if I need to.
>
> Since I need to test apps/applets with GUI interfaces, I am a
I think Debian 3.0 (Woody) would
be just fine for you.
You could add the blackdown URIs
to you sources.list and install
the jdk (probably 1.3 as the 1.4
.debs [debian packages] are not
out yet or in beta).
I really like Debian,
the debian Java packages
integrate nicely into the system
and its a
I want to set up a Linux box to test Java apps/applets (and to learn a little about Linux). As the subject implies, I'm a newbie to Linux. I started by reading some FAQ's about hardware questions, but they always approach the problem from the opposite direction that I'm coming from. I don't wan
