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EkO=GCHQ=
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Post subject: I don't get it  Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:09 pm |
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Everyone says that Linux is better than windoze because it less of a resource hog and so on.
My crappy old laptop has only 32mb of ram and fairly happily runs Windows 98 with it's essentially easy to use interface. However, if I want to install Linux on the laptop, I can't put anything on there that is usable as Windoze, what gives?
This isn't a stab at Linux, just can't work it out why I can't put something quicker than what is on there and still have the same user friendliness and usability.
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:14 pm |
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Recent advances in the GUI add-ons require more power. Command-line linux however, should see your laptop fly, but that would be true of windows (although not server 2008's command-line mode I suspect). Bear in mind that the GUI of Ubuntu is 10 years more advanced than Windoze 98's and has been written in the main for contemporary hardware.
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:16 pm |
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choose fwm or something simialar and it wil be fast, but like beef said mosts distro`s that are easy to use are aimed at modern hardware
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Holy Monkey
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:20 pm |
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I'm using Awesome at the mo and it runs pretty snazzily. Might need a bit of configuring, but it's just a window manager rather than a full fledged desktop environment so it should run lighter.
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TheMacOne=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:53 pm |
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Holy Monkey =GCHQ= wrote: I'm using Awesome at the mo and it runs pretty snazzily. Might need a bit of configuring, but it's just a window manager rather than a full fledged desktop environment so it should run lighter. Another alternative is TinyXP.
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gemma=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:28 pm |
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It seems like you are comparing 10 year old windows to modern Linux.
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TheMacOne=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:46 am |
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gmar=GCHQ= wrote: It seems like you are comparing 10 year old windows to modern Linux. Is that from the Office Assistant?  
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gemma=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:12 pm |
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TheMacOne=GCHQ= wrote: gmar=GCHQ= wrote: It seems like you are comparing 10 year old windows to modern Linux. Is that from the Office Assistant? Yes, Yes it is! "It seems you would like to start a mass debate!"
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Post subject: Re: I don't get it Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:06 pm |
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gmar=GCHQ= wrote: TheMacOne=GCHQ= wrote: gmar=GCHQ= wrote: It seems like you are comparing 10 year old windows to modern Linux. Is that from the Office Assistant? Yes, Yes it is! "It seems you would like to start a mass debate!" lmao, if only. _________________ 
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