[Novalug] More ? on Ubuntu, ATI drivers and Compaq Presario

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Sunday 26 July 2009 2:34:42 pm Nino Pereira wrote:
> List,
> 
> 
> >     I have 2 rechargers for old Compaq laptops. These are for machines 
> > more than 4 years old.
> 
> I have an old Dell portable running Windows 98, from maybe 2001 or so:
> its HD is Gb, but I didn't look much further that whether it boots. It does.
> 
> Can such a machine run Ubuntu successfully? Is it worth trying?

If you don't mind waiting around, a Pentium II with 192MB of RAM *can* run 
Ubuntu, though it's not anywhere near fast.  2001, you're probably looking at 
a Pentium III and about the same amount of RAM.  Don't try to run Firefox and 
OOo at the same time, and you should be ok ;)  

Personally, though, I'd put something lighter than GNOME on there.  Fluxbuntu 
may be the way to go.  I went with Debian + Enlightenment 17.  Did it 
manually, but there's a distro caled Elive that's that combination.

-- 
Mackenzie Morgan
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
apt-get moo
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