[kwlug disc.] Debian fans?

[Paul Nijjar]

--- On Sat, 4/26/08, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> One of my kids used a PII-350MHz with 384MB with Kubuntu until a
> couple month or so ago. It was noticeably slow compared to the
> 450MHz machine. Not sure if it is the RAM or difference in MHz or
> both.

In my experience RAM is usually more of a bottleneck than CPU speed,
especially for desktop linux. Firef^H^H^H^H^HIceweasel and OpenOffice
alone suck memory like an SUV at the gas station. 

> Xubuntu seems to require more than 64MB to run, as per here
> http://www.xubuntu.org/get
> 
> "Once installed, Xubuntu can run with 192 MB RAM, but
> it is strongly recommended to have at least 256 MB RAM."

Agreed. As with everything else, software bloat is also a factor. In
the good old days barebones X would run pretty well on 32MB of RAM;
now even 64MB might be taxing it. 

> 
> Richard, I have a couple of 256MB SD-RAM sticks that you
> can test if you want.

If Richard doesn't want them I would be interested in these (perhaps
for money, depending on price). 

- Paul




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