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On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 07:06:15PM -0700, Joseph wrote: |
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> On 02/09/15 02:24, wabenbau@×××××.com wrote: |
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> >Am Sonntag, 08.02.2015 um 18:05 |
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> >schrieb Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>: |
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> > |
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> >> I have an old Asus EEE PC 1000 and I don't think it will run Gentoo, |
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> >> it would be too slow to compile anything. It is running Ubuntu 11.10 |
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> >> and I think I'll need to re-install lighter version of Linux on it. |
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> >> What are my alternatives? |
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> >> I'll would like to run VPN, some browser on it and skype. |
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> >> |
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> >On slow machines I tend to install xubuntu. |
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> >Regards |
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> >wabe |
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> I've tried "xubuntu" but I can not install freenx on it. The documentation doesn't exist and it is not in default repository. |
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> What alternatives are there. I know Gentoo might work, I would need to boot strap, configure kernel and setup distcc, one week work. |
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> -- |
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> Joseph |
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On my oldest machine (Dell laptop from 1998), with 4GiB HDD and 128 mb of ram, |
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I run OpenBSD and it works perfectly, given the circumstances. All binaries, |
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so no compiling. True, I can't use Firefox, Thunderbird, or other real |
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RAM hogs, but I can use X, lightweight graphical browsers, mutt, etc. |
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Install time is about one-half hour. |
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