Re: From Cameron AFRICA
Dňa 25.05.2013 14:51 Marc Stephan Nkouly wrote / napísal(a): Please if any one can advise me on a version of Debian that i can install i will really appreaciate what about projects to help young people get started ??? You not mentioned the amount of the RAM. Then decision and advise can be tricky. Here you can find the minimal HW requirements http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch03s04.html for latest Debian. The first choice for you is the i386 architecture and XFCE (i am using it, but with plenty of RAM) or LXDE (i have no big experiences with it) as the Desktop Environment and you will see, if it works. But, be aware that one thing is run the DE and another thing is run (and work with) some applications, which have their own RAM requirements. You can try some Window Managers (without DE) too, as OpenBox, FluxBox or FVWM crystal, but for these you will need some learning. These are reported as nicely worked in the 128 MB RAM environments. About Ubuntu usage, please use the Ubuntu community or the Canonical support. In todays i am not sure about where is Ubuntu going and if it will be community or commercial distro in next days. If you are not Linux experienced user, the Debian isn't best choice for you, because it isn't targeted to unexperienced users. You can try the Mint (Debian based - not Ubuntu based). regards -- Slavko http://slavino.sk signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: From Cameron AFRICA
On 5/25/13 5:54 PM, Slavko wrote: You can try some Window Managers (without DE) too, as OpenBox, FluxBox or FVWM crystal, but for these you will need some learning. These are reported as nicely worked in the 128 MB RAM environments. If you have very low RAM, these window managers (Openbox, Fluxbox, FVWM) will be the best fit for you. The configuration is not point and click, but once you understand the config files, they are easy to use and easy to teach to others. There are real limitations when there is only a small amount of RAM. But if you keep your activities simple, the machines will work well. e.g. one document or web page open at a time About Ubuntu usage, please use the Ubuntu community or the Canonical support. In todays i am not sure about where is Ubuntu going and if it will be community or commercial distro in next days. I also have reservations about Ubuntu these days. Many of the decisions are, to put it politely, puzzling. Debian is always a good choice but Mint is a little more pre-packaged if you like that and comes highly recommended. How is your network connectivity? Regards, /Lars -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51a0e6d8.10...@gmail.com
