Robert Citek wrote: >On Jan 3, 2006, at 1:37 AM, Scott Granneman wrote: > > >>is this for you, or "normal" users we're trying to wean away from >>windows? >> >> > >Normal users, i.e. MS Windows users or complete neophytes. > > > >>if for "normal" users we're trying to wean away from windows, i >>would push >>kde, but that's impossible with this ancient, underpowered >>hardware. ice is - >>as i stated above - way too different & weird. actually, so is >>kfce, since >>it's based on gnome's ideas about desktops (which are quite bizarre). >> >>have you looked at this? >> >> > >Nope. None of them, yet. I'm still exploring the solution space, >which appears to be quite large. > > > >>in fact, now you've got me interested. if you have one of those old >>boxes, >>robert, & you bring it to the next cwe-lug meeting, i'll install >>debian & kde >>& strip it to the bone & see how it runs. >> >> > >Funny you should say that. Over the weekend I did an install blitz, >installing DSL, FeatherLinux, Morphix, Ubuntu, and Debian one after >the other: wipe drive, install, test, repeat. BTW, Debian has come >a long way - much nicer to install than before. Configuring packages >during an install still annoys me, but I guess I'll live with it. > >The distro I liked the most was Ubuntu. A long install, but that's >OK. Was then able to install KDE and IceWM via synaptic. > >DSL and FeatherLinux work good enough as a live CD. But installed, >they really don't cut it. Some stuff was just a PITA, like virtual >terminals not restarting. > >Morphix needs a bit of polish. The docs didn't quite make sense. >But once I figured out the sample scripts, I was able to make a new >ISO pretty easily. I might spend a bit more time playing with this >distro. > >As for your idea of bringing a low-end box, I like it. You mention >Debian, but I'm wondering if Ubuntu can be installed stripped-down? > > Robert if you have an extra box we can try Cent OS 2.1. It may work on an old system. It RHL version was released in May 2002.
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