Re: [ilugd] What option for a 486 (win 95) machine

2005-11-18 Thread Kishore Bhargava
> a. is it gui - > and b. Would somebody have it in delhi - am willing to collect it from > New Delhi etc. Once installed you actually get a web interface to manage it. There are several other options as well. If you like get in touch with me when in Delhi next and I can give at least a dozen suc

Re: [ilugd] What option for a 486 (win 95) machine

2005-11-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
M.Balakrishna Pillai wrote: > On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 16:56 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>Hi >> >>What would be a good GNU/linux OS option for a standalone 486 machine, >>32 mb RAM , currently running win 95. > > > If you mean distribution ? > Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (Potato) > a. is it gui -

Re: [ilugd] What option for a 486 (win 95) machine

2005-11-17 Thread Shiv
hi, I would use the 486 as a firewall. You just need to install monowall (www.m0n0.ch/wall) on it. the entire OS fits on a CF disk (around 6 MB) "M.Balakrishna Pillai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 16:56 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > What would be a good GNU/linux

Re: [ilugd] What option for a 486 (win 95) machine

2005-11-17 Thread M.Balakrishna Pillai
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 16:56 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > What would be a good GNU/linux OS option for a standalone 486 machine, > 32 mb RAM , currently running win 95. If you mean distribution ? Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (Potato) With regards M.Balakrishna Pillai _

Re: [ilugd] What option for a 486 (win 95) machine

2005-11-17 Thread Mayank Jain
On 11/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What would be a good GNU/linux OS option for a standalone 486 machine, > 32 mb RAM , currently running win 95. Or, try running fluxbox window manager on it... But i doubt if u can run X server in 32 megs... but do try :-) -- regards, mak

Re: [ilugd] What option for a 486 (win 95) machine

2005-11-17 Thread Mayank Jain
Hi Ram, On 11/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What would be a good GNU/linux OS option for a standalone 486 machine, > 32 mb RAM , currently running win 95. > any OS but would like to as GUI as possible , atleast equivalent to win 95. Try LTSP... http://www.ltsp.org/ & if y

[ilugd] What option for a 486 (win 95) machine

2005-11-17 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi What would be a good GNU/linux OS option for a standalone 486 machine, 32 mb RAM , currently running win 95. Uses would be data and word processing and connecting to the internet using a phone- modem connection. Users are novices with no experience in any OS but would like to as GUI as poss