Re: Fw: Challenge: install Debian on computer with 512mb RAM

15Feb2014 (UTC +8)

samakv, I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit on my Intel Atom, with
Gnome Classic... however, it's got 2GB RAM. I think you can find more
RAM for your PC if you scour through Gilmore computer shops in QC
(http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=14.613481&lon=121.034872&z=20&m=h).

Adding more RAM is very important, as well as an SSD drive for the
operating system. I put it another 1TB laptop disk drive for more
storage, as my SSD is only 40GB for the O/S.

With my less powerful Atom (than your Pentium Core Duo;
http://www.Intel.com/pressroom/kits/quickreffam.htm), I use it as an
nmap scanner while watching mkv|avi|mp4 movies or documentaries. I
also use it to monitor the Waze route of my loved ones, use Chrome to
browse the web or read e-mail. My CPU sucks at playing Flash videos on
YouTube though.

Audio playback is adequate as I connected it to an ancient Bose
Lifestyle with 5.1 speakers system, and video on an almost as old
Panasonic plasma 42-inch monitor. The performance is positively
surprising for such a humble computer.

Using OpenOffice, LibreOffice or Lotus Symphony apps on it isn't so
great though. I write reports with lots of screenshots and formatted
text, typically 100+ pages long. If I go past 15 pages, then it
crawls... I think your Pentium Code Duo may do better, but I'm not
going to expect much more.

It also is terrible if you're going to put a DB on it, even if you've
got an SSD for storage. As an example, Metasploit with PostgreSQL
takes me a while to load up, and also when going through it's modules
and stuff.

Anyway, I think you'll be just fine with your Pentium Core Duo for the
most basic expectations.

P.S.
Wanna try Steam for Linux client for your current setup? ;)
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux

--Drexx


On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Mike Tinsay <tinsami1-/[email protected]> wrote:
> Consider installing instead lightweight linux distros like puppy linux.
>
> You can run debian with just that much ram, but you have to tweak the heck
> out of it to squeeze every last ounce of performance. Like disabling services
> you don't need. And using lighter desktop environment like lxde.
>
> samakv <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Sorry, I meant will it run an xfce desktop? Web browsing, play some
>>movies (DVD) and basic desktop stuff?
>>
>>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:14:27 +0800
>>From: samakv <[email protected]>
>>To: Philippine List <[email protected]>
>>
>>My colleague is living in Taguig area. He inherited a computer from the
>>office. It is a Pentium core duo (I think) but it's only got 512mb of
>>RAM.
>>
>>I've got the Debian Wheezy DVD (thanks to Zak Elap). Will it run?



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