> I would like to use my old Toshiba Satellite 210 CS with Linux +Xwindows. It is a > weak machine (P120, 1.3HDD, 16MB RAM) and standard edition RH 6.1 running so > slowly that it is impossible to use it for work. > I would like to ask in following questions: > 1. Which distribution is the most suitable for this resources?
Hmm... :) Debian of course, this is debian-laptop@ ! :)) Seriously, Debian, read Laptop-HOWTO and feel it yourself. > 2. Is it even possible to run X on 16MB RAM or better forget it? It is possible, but things will be very slow. I recommend XFree 3.3.6 (not 4.x) and light WM, for instanse, blackbox. Also, you'll likely need much swap space (64Mb?). > 3. Is it possible to install and then use Office package like OpenOffice on my > Toshiba? You'd better forget about OpenOffice. I guess, even AbiWord will go slowly. As for browser, many people recommend links2.
