Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:50:02 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Manson)
Subject: Re: X on Libretto (OS=Linux)
There has been so much exchange of Linux OS information it has really(!) motivated my
interest. I am always wanting to learn, so I will certainly be reading up on Linux
through the web and the bookstores and the library.
But what can you linux worshippers tell me about major differences (pros and cons)
between Linux and Windows, or even good old DOS?
What serious advantages does Linux have to offer and what major obstacles does it
offer the (now) standards likd Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access (or there competing
Linux-based alternatives), and are those alternatives interpretable by users of the
aforementioned standardsw and OSs?
AND>>> What about memory usage!!! [This is my major complaint about MS.] Microsoft
has become such a memory hog over the years, has Linux tried to stay lean? And is
that an arguemnt for using small memory banks like 32M?
Tom
Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 22:47:16 +0100 (BST)
> From: David Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: X on Libretto (OS=Linux)
>
>
> I've lost the message which I mean to reply to, so I'll start a new
> thread instead ;)
>
> I have found that I am able to run Mozilla, and a fair amount of GNOME
> software on my 32Mb Libretto 50 (with a pretty sizeable swap partition,
> admittedly) with pretty good performance. So, I wouldn't say that you
> have to be _too_ minimal to run Linux on a Libby. I do try and save
> memory by running only one or two gettys, and _very_ few network servers
> (asmutils httpd, runs in 16kb; sshd; very little else).
>
> Linux is surprisingly lean when you trim the amount of crap it runs.
> Beware default installs of RedHat, SuSE, maybe other distros which run a
> whole bunch of unnecessary services. Also note that super-servers such
> as inetd which run other services are pretty much frowned-upon
> security-wise nowadays, so by not running them you are both saving
> memory and plugging security holes.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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