[Gllug] Good up-to-date distro for mini-ITX?

[Christian Smith]

John Hearns uttered:

> I have a VIA C3 processor on mini-ITX which I would like to run a modern 
> desktop-oriented distro on.
>
> I tried a network install of the latest Ubuntu (ie install using the CD and 
> retrieve the packages over the network).
> It died on me - processor type is too old for the kernel I guess.


The default ubuntu kernel is compiled for i386, and so should be 
compatible with pretty much any machine with enough RAM.

Did you get a panic, or just a hang?


Christian

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