Reformating computer: burninating win xp in favor of linux?
crunk:
Quote from: jfade on 2009 July 12, 02:43:56
Quote from: crunk on 2009 July 12, 02:37:05
Quote from: jfade on 2009 July 12, 02:25:57
Ubuntu. That's all you'll need. Extremely user friendly, it's super easy to install, and it'll wipe the hard drive before it does if you tell it to. Perfect for internet browsing, word processing, and some casual games.
The only problem that I see with that is that I don't have enough RAM - it's saying it needs at least 256mb, my old rig has 128mb.
I've installed it on a machine with 128 before. Still works fine. Won't be as snappy but you can disable stuff you don't want/need once it's installed.
I'll give it a shot - its not like anything worse can happen to the computer than what's going on with it right now.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: crunk on 2009 July 12, 02:37:05
The only problem that I see with that is that I don't have enough RAM - it's saying it needs at least 256mb, my old rig has 128mb.
Linux doesn't need a lot of RAMs if you remove unnecessary things. Linux will happily run on a craptastic machine with 32 MBs of RAMs.
HomeschooledByTards:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 July 12, 02:49:28
Linux doesn't need a lot of RAMs if you remove unnecessary things. Linux will happily run on a craptastic machine with 32 MBs of RAMs.
Oh, the good old days. I installed Slackware on my very first computer back in '97. I think it was a 486 DX with 32 MBs of RAM. WOW. I miss those days.
Debian (and Ubunto) is so much easier to install and set up. :P
crunk:
Quote from: jesslla on 2009 July 12, 02:55:31
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 July 12, 02:49:28
Linux doesn't need a lot of RAMs if you remove unnecessary things. Linux will happily run on a craptastic machine with 32 MBs of RAMs.
Oh, the good old days. I installed Slackware on my very first computer back in '97. I think it was a 486 DX with 32 MBs of RAM. WOW. I miss those days.
Debian (and Ubunto) is so much easier to install and set up. :P
In those days I was a Mac. An previously-used school system black and white screen Mac. Good times. Lots of text-based build-your-own adventure games.
HomeschooledByTards:
Quote from: crunk on 2009 July 12, 02:58:37
In those days I was a Mac. An previously-used school system black and white screen Mac. Good times. Lots of text-based build-your-own adventure games.
A couple years later I was computer-less again (not a good thing for a CS major) and my boyfriend and I found an old Mac Plus, a SCSI Zip drive to use as an external hard drive, and a 2400 baud modem. We kludged all of those things together, much to the astonishment of our CS instructor and I was screaming along the Internet at home again. WOW! :D
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