Re: [Thinkpad] Anyone know Debian nerwork install?

>> it is way s l o w e r than 98 on the same machine (366 with 192 RAM).
I find that the standard distributions (with the KDE or GNOME desktops
need about a gig of memory and a gig of cpu before they start to feel
anywhere near fast.
That's why some people run machines without the desktop, which is pretty
much like running straight DOS,
with most of its pluses and minuses.

There are a few distributions (like DSL linux) that are intentionally
set up to run fast on minimal machines.
But, of course, they make tradeoffs...

http://distrowatch.com/ is a good place to browse the available
distributions out there...

-Bob

Bruce Markowitz wrote:

>Well, I did Kubuntu, and it worked with, of all things, a Cisco 802.11b
>card.
>That being said, it is way s l o w e r than 98 on the same machine (366 with
>192 RAM).
>So I am not too impressed, but it was fun to get it working.
>I can see some uses for the live Knoppix disk however.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Geary" <Mike@Geary.com>
>To: "'Bruce Markowitz'" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>; "'Haudy Kazemi'"
><kaze0010@umn.edu>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 4:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Anyone know Debian nerwork install?
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>>>From: Bruce Markowitz [mailto:scosgt@worldnet.att.net]
>>>
>>>I did a live Knoppix on a 600e just for fun. Then I tried a
>>>SUSE install.
>>>Could not get a network to work.
>>>
>>>Now I installed Debian with the basic install CD, then the
>>>network download/install, which worked. After removing the CD
>>>and booting into a Linux, I get a DOS type screen with a
>>>login. So I do the login, and it gets me to a C prompt type
>>>thing with an $ OK, no GUI, what do I do now, or maybe I'll
>>>just give it up and go back to removing virii from memory
>>>chips and motherboards.
>>>
>>>Anyone know what to do at the prompt?
>>>
>>>
>>Type in any Linux command and hit Enter. :-)
>>
>>I'm a big Debian fan, but for a ThinkPad I would suggest Ubuntu instead.
>>Ubuntu is based on Debian but comes with a nice GUI all set to go. You can
>>install all the same things in a basic Debian system, but Ubuntu makes it
>>easier.
>>
>>http://www.ubuntu.com/
>>
>>You can pick either Ubuntu itself or Kubuntu (you'll see a link on the
>>right). They are the same Debian-based OS, but Ubuntu comes with the Gnome
>>desktop, while Kubuntu comes with the KDE desktop. Personally I prefer
>>
>>
>KDE,
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>>but either one would work fine, and you can always install both desktops
>>whichever one you start with.
>>
>>Or, if you would like to install a GUI on your Debian system, you can use
>>one of these commands depending on which GUI you want:
>>
>>apt-get install kde
>>
>>apt-get install gnome
>>
>>-Mike
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