Re: [seul-edu] Best wm for tiny slow computers?

[missa@usol.com]

SO 5.2 you didnt need a WM, but any later versions like any of the
openoffices you do.

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On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Paul Sutton wrote:

> I guess Gnome or KDE would be good on perhaps the server,  and terminals you
> can use a lighter one,  According to my local lug, you don't need a WM to
> run star office.  I am off to play with open office,  as it looks pretty
> good under Windows.
>
> Paul
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Viron" <mviron@findaschool.org>
> To: <seul-edu@seul.org>
> Sent: 12 February 2002 16:04
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Best wm for tiny slow computers?
>
>
> > I got away with installing 6.2 on a 127 MB hard drive once (w/ X)--hardly
> > more than an Xterminal at that point.
> >
> > Michael
> > --
> > Michael Viron
> > Registered Linux User #81978
> > Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
> > Web Spinners, University of West Florida
> >
> > At 08:54 AM 02/12/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> > >You can squeeze a basic RH 6.2 with gnome into about 400-450 meg; from
> what
> > >I've seen and heard, 7.x takes at least a couple hundred meg more. Don't
> > >know why.
> > >Dave Prentice
> > >prentice@instruction.com
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
> > >To: seul-edu@seul.org <seul-edu@seul.org>
> > >Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:07 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Best wm for tiny slow computers?
> > >
> > >
> > >>On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Ralph M. Deal wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> will run in RH 6.2 which I've chosen for its size.
> > >>
> > >>Does a recent version of Red Hat Linux really take up more space or
> > >>resources?
> > >>
> > >>It seems like if you install the same packages, then it will be similar
> in
> > >>size (with better performance and security with the more recent
> release).
> > >>
> > >>   Jeremy C. Reed
> > >>   http://www.reedmedia.net/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
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