[Ilugc] Qn about linux on old systems
- From: toufeeqh@xxxxxxxxx (Toufeeq Hussain)
- Date: Wed Oct 18 10:24:46 2006
Hi,
On 10/16/06, Anoop John <anoopjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would like to install linux on a PIII 500MHz processor with 64MB RAM.
I would like to have a decent (good looking window manager) and would like to
use openoffice on the system.
Will this be possible? If so which distro, which window manager.
Since everybody has decided that they are going to show-off , I
decided that I should not be left behind. So here's my uber-sleek and
sexy combination for a workable desktop on a 4-5 year old machine.
Distribution : Debian GNU/Linux (Testing) - The flexibility and small
install-footprint that Debian provides is unmatched till today by any
other distro. Ubuntu will throw a full-fledged GNOME desktop at your
paltry 64MB Ram and make it weep. Xubuntu is worth a try but if read
below on the alternate software I mention you will know why Debian is
the roXorZ. The other alternate is to have a low-footprint FC-install
with srpms which some people like Shiv do, for mortals like us,
there's Debian. :)
Window Manager : Blackbox or Openbox : If you are a keyboard-literate
guy (touch typing) go the Blackbox way, if not try Openbox.
Panel : pypanel : Lightweight, get's the job done and has a app-docking feature.
E-mail : sylpheed-claws : Gtk2 based and does IMAP and POP without any
problems and is light-weight. Memory footprint around 8MB. Take that
Evo!
Terminal emulator : mrxvt : A good name for this would have been
'gnome-terminal on steroids'. Has tabs, anti-aliased fonts and fully
extendable. And yes it does transparency too. :)
File Manager : pcmanfm : More usable than nautilus and get's the job
done when you want actions like copy-pasting between folders. Think
Windows' Explorer minus the IE integration and you'll get the idea.
Browser : Epiphany : Dillo is an alternate if you don't want tabs and
not particular about Javascript.
Office : Evince : Install this with the MS-office plugins and you will
be able to view(only) all PDF's/PPT's/DOC's without any problem. For
editing office documents use Abiword+Gnumeric or try the SunOffice
suggestions which others have mentioned.
Hope it helps and do let us know about your final choice and how it went.
-Toufeeq
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