[Gllug] Linux distro for small memory system

[Richard Jones]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:26:42AM +0000, john levin wrote:
> 64mb ram is really pushing it. Is it possible to fit more?
> 
> You could try Xubuntu - the lighter Ubuntu, with XFCE. www.xubuntu.org. 
> You'd need the 'alternate install' cd rather than the desktop cd, as the 
> former is a memory friendly text install.

Thanks - I managed to get Xubuntu to install successfully.  It's not a
lot of fun with only 64 MB of RAM, but I'm hoping to persuade the
owner that spending 20 quid on more RAM for the laptop is worthwhile.

Rich.

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