__/ [ Linonut ] on Friday 12 January 2007 16:11 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> Ubuntu Goes Low Spec!
>>
>> | Ubuntu Lite, by contrast, is said to work with 64MB of RAM, and if
>> | need be, it can even work with as little as 32MB of RAM. Considering
>> | the advantages demonstrated by other Lite Debian-based distributions,
>> | it could very well open up some doors for folks looking to make
>> | the switch, yet not possessing up to date hardware.
>>
>> http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7707
>
> I was suprised to find that Ubuntu wants 192Mb of RAM.
>
> I had to download and burn the "alternative" version so that one of my
> coworkers could install it on the old no-name 380 MHz 96Mb K6 laptop I'm
> letting her use to learn some GNU/Linux.
I once tries to install Ubuntu (Warty Warthog) on a laptop with 32 megs of
RAM and the installer would nag. Windows 98 was perhaps the turning point
were PCs were assumed to have infinite capacity. If not, it's assumed that
anyone can afford to buy a new PC.
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