[Wolves] how low can Linux go?

[David Goodwin]

baza wrote:
> As part of this community project I'm working on we want to install 
> Linux (Ubuntu) on donated PC's. This is to save the Microsoft licence fee.
> 
> An issue we need to work out is what is the MINIMUM speck Linux will run 
> on, using Gnome? Most of the business donated PC's are running 64meg 
> ram, which I figure is way to small. But to keep costs down we don't 
> really want to have to convert them into 'Uber Boxs' to run Linux.
> 
> So, what is the smallest hard drive and RAM we can get away with?
> 

A better question is how _slow_ can you afford for them to be?


I'd have thought 128mb of ram, and ~3gb of hard disk, and a pII 400ish 
would provide a half decent experience (ram will be the limiting factor, 
until you have probably more than 128mb of the stuff)


thanks
David.

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