On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Robert Citek <[email protected]>wrote:
> > I'm not so sure that would have been simple on that hardware. With 64 > MB even Knoppix will not boot into a GUI environment without requiring > a swapfile/swappartition, which cannot be done if the drive is messed > up, and thus will drop you into a root shell -- not exactly a friendly > environment for someone new to Linux. > I didn't mention using a liveCD that has a GUI. And he did mention it was running XP, so presumably it can run a fairly decent distro. And the issue was how to resolve clearing the existing filesystem. > > And once you've fixed the partitioning, installing and then running > Linux with a GUI is going to be painful. Can it be done? Sure. But > there are much easier ways to learn Linux. > Yes it can be done, and has been done several times over. But how far? It's up to the user. And will it run on that rig? I believe so. It ran XP before, so it definitely can run Linux. The question of which distro to use I leave to the preference of the user. I bet it will be able to run Ubuntu 5.10. I consider that release as an easy one to use. Again, how hard could it be? And I'm sure as hell, that machine can run Knoppix. Getting out of one's comfort zone definitely isn't a walk in the park. More so in learning another OS. But someone has to start somewhere. -- Part-time SysAd, full-time Dad, part-time netNinja CNS, ACFE, FOSS Advocate and Consultant Registered Linux User #400165 http://www.rm2media.net http://baudizm.blogsome.com http://linuxblazon.wordpress.com http://3x-comic.blogspot.com (NEW!) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
