[Tfug] Linux? Debian? Kubuntu?

[Harry McGregor]

With this grade of older system, you don't want to run anything locally.

Take a look at ltsp.org and k12ltsp.org  Buying one decent new(er)
computer, with a fair amount of ram, and running everything over the
wire.


			Harry

On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 23:14 -0700, hharden71 wrote:
> I would recommend researching some of the lite or live cd distro's.
> I found Mepis (a Debian based distro,  my new-favorite)
> that way.  Some are designed with the older hardware in mind.
> 
> http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php
> 
> http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9569
> 
> I don't know what the more knowledgeable have to say about
> this approach. But it worked for me personally.
> 
> Richard Rohrdanz wrote:
> 
> >When it comes to Unix I'm a newbie. When it comes to computers I'm and
> >oldie or oldbie or whatever -- since I've worked with computers since
> >1966.
> >
> >I have started experimenting with both Linux (Fedora core 4) and
> >Debian. They have given me enormous headaches due to the steep
> >learning curve and problematic installations. I am trying to learn
> >enough to install a non-Microsoft operating system on about a dozen
> >older (486 and Pentium class) computers that have been donated to a
> >non-profit organization. The users are all OK in a GUI environment but
> >would avoid a command line like a scorpion.
> >
> >I am volunteering my time and the organization has limited resources.
> >Can someone tell me the strong and weak points of the various Unix
> >incarnations in this environment?
> >
> >--
> >Richard
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