Would Graphical Linux work?

exile · 03-03-2004, 02:42 PM

Now no need to make fun...

I just got a 533mhz 64mbram comp. 14gb hd.
Could i get a nice graphical linux to work? kde? Gnome?
How hard would it be?

I really want a full linux box running, including PPP inet.

Im not great with linux command line, i NEED the GUI.

raveamoeba · 03-03-2004, 06:32 PM

yeah, you can get scaled down versions that run on slower systems, i run a linux computer on a k62-300 with 128Mb ram. it runs great, but all i have hooked up to it is a power cable and ethernet. I just use ssh from my main computer to do everything i want. i would be lost without it.

gruntwerk · 03-04-2004, 08:13 AM

I have it linux runnin on a 200mhz 64M ram with 2M vidcard and 4Ghdd...

sure, you hafta for remote X connections wait but what do you expect...

exile · 03-04-2004, 08:47 AM

well, i was using morphix on a 200mhz, but it was just WAY too slow.

Anyone willing to send me a good distro? (with gui).

raveamoeba · 03-04-2004, 11:17 AM

im not trying to sound like a jerk, but what do you need a gui for on a 200mhz system?

exile · 03-04-2004, 02:10 PM

I wasnt saying i wanted to get a gui on a 200mhz system. i was just saying i couldnt it to work on one, gruntwerk said he did.

Im trying to get a nice gui system on a amd k6-2 533mhz sys.

raveamoeba · 03-04-2004, 03:35 PM

gotcha, i knew i would sound like a jerk

Im not though. hahaha anyone who wants to run linux on anything is a-ok with me. linux is just amazing.

exile · 03-05-2004, 01:17 AM

I dont really like xfce, it has alot less stuff, and no icons on desktop. I just want to fun inet,open office, *nix music player, just basic stuff, but i want it to look really cool. I give linux that! It look SO much more awsome than windows!

(i dont really know much bout *nix, so i may be wrong.)

03-03-2004, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
exile Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10	Would Graphical Linux work? Now no need to make fun... I just got a 533mhz 64mbram comp. 14gb hd. Could i get a nice graphical linux to work? kde? Gnome? How hard would it be? I really want a full linux box running, including PPP inet. Im not great with linux command line, i NEED the GUI.

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03-03-2004, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
raveamoeba Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32	yeah, you can get scaled down versions that run on slower systems, i run a linux computer on a k62-300 with 128Mb ram. it runs great, but all i have hooked up to it is a power cable and ethernet. I just use ssh from my main computer to do everything i want. i would be lost without it.

03-04-2004, 08:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
gruntwerk True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 204	I have it linux runnin on a 200mhz 64M ram with 2M vidcard and 4Ghdd... sure, you hafta for remote X connections wait but what do you expect...

03-04-2004, 08:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
exile Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10	well, i was using morphix on a 200mhz, but it was just WAY too slow. Anyone willing to send me a good distro? (with gui).

03-04-2004, 11:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
raveamoeba Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32	im not trying to sound like a jerk, but what do you need a gui for on a 200mhz system?

03-04-2004, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
exile Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10	I wasnt saying i wanted to get a gui on a 200mhz system. i was just saying i couldnt it to work on one, gruntwerk said he did. Im trying to get a nice gui system on a amd k6-2 533mhz sys.

03-04-2004, 03:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
raveamoeba Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32	gotcha, i knew i would sound like a jerk Im not though. hahaha anyone who wants to run linux on anything is a-ok with me. linux is just amazing.

03-05-2004, 01:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
exile Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10	I dont really like xfce, it has alot less stuff, and no icons on desktop. I just want to fun inet,open office, nix music player, just basic stuff, but i want it to look really cool. I give linux that! It look SO much more awsome than windows! (i dont really know much bout nix, so i may be wrong.)