On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:41:46 +1200 Reg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok so it seems I should definitely forget about suse for the 333 as apart > from the fact it won't darn install on it, even if it did it would be as > slow as a dead dog as it is either KDE or gnome desktop, correct?
incorrect. gnome and kde are unlikely to work well on such a machine, but there are other, lighter window managers. Openoffice is unlikely to work well on a 333 machine, under any window manager, it is a resource hog. > > If I go with the FREE BSD then I will struggle to install that maybe as > reading about it on the web it sounds more complicated. > > So all up most of you seem to be saying try this Ubantu? > > The main reason I want this 333 up and running is to browse the net, do > e-mail and download files and stuff. I would of course want it networked to > my other two computers, which of course raises the next question. I ubantu > easy enough to network with windogs based machines? > > >
