Brian I run Ubuntu and Gnome and R on some systems that are much older than that, and performance is reasonable. I ran 8.04, 9.04, and now am running 10.04, and several versions of R. I'm not sure about the 3.5 disks. My machines have those drives, but I've not recently checked if they work. I'll see if I can find a disk to try.
I think the dial-up Internet may be a problem. At least, I find Gnome is very slow when I don't have my Internet connection. I'm not sure what the reason is, but some things (orbit? Update?, other applets?) seem to check the Internet often, and stall waiting for a response. Paul >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:r-sig-debian-boun...@r- >project.org] On Behalf Of Brian Lunergan >Sent: July 4, 2010 7:34 PM >To: R Debian SIG List >Subject: [R-sig-Debian] OT: Problems updating OS to deal with fading >Rsupport for Ubuntu Hardy Heron... > >Evening folks: > >Not sure where this fits into the picture so bear with me for a few >moments while I think out loud to lay out the particulars of my problem. > >-would love to be employed using R for a living but so far I have just >worked with it on my home machine to develop a basic level of skill with >it. >-I run Ubuntu linux 8.04 LTS on a machine with a 2.5GHz Celeron >processor and 1.2GB of memory. The Heron runs sprightly enough to suit >on that combination. >-noted on Cran that with the intro of the newest LTS edition, Lucid >Lynx, support for the Heron is continued on suffrage only. >-So, I tried to upgrade. Tried both Kubuntu and Ubuntu. Kubuntu dialled >out and connected to my ISP but failed to get anywhere after >authentication, Ubuntu failed to recognize my 3.5" A drive, and they >were both unbelievably sluggish on my system so out they both go and I'm >in the process of getting things set back up the way I had them with >8.04. > >I realize this more OS than R, but I thought someone in the group might >have some ideas or suggestions they'd care to share, off-list of course. >Is there a way around this situation that doesn't involve huge outlays >in new hardware? Is there another flavour of Linux that would work with >my system and allow me to maintain a toe hold in the R camp so that I've >got it as a marketable skill somewhere down the road? Any thoughts would >be appreciated. > >Regards... >-- >Brian Lunergan >Nepean, Ontario >Canada > >_______________________________________________ >R-SIG-Debian mailing list >[email protected] >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian ==================================================================================== La version française suit le texte anglais. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email may contain privileged and/or confidential information, and the Bank of Canada does not waive any related rights. Any distribution, use, or copying of this email or the information it contains by other than the intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this email in error please delete it immediately from your system and notify the sender promptly by email that you have done so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Le présent courriel peut contenir de l'information privilégiée ou confidentielle. La Banque du Canada ne renonce pas aux droits qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce courriel ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le ou les destinataires désignés est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez le supprimer immédiatement et envoyer sans délai à l'expéditeur un message électronique pour l'aviser que vous avez éliminé de votre ordinateur toute copie du courriel reçu. _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Debian mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-debian
