if you have 512MB RAM, you can try both Mint Main and Light editions. If you want to use VirtualBox, you'll be able to use 256MB RAM for VM, but it is not recommended. If you work on only the virtual machine, you won't be in much trouble though.
This time your SWAP drive would come in handy. Keep at least 512MB to 1GB SWAP partition. Try to increase the RAM if possible. 2008/11/26 Maung Nanda Linn Aung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > i am using 512mb centrino acer laptop > i would love to try on virtual box from SUN.. with virtual 256mb RAM. > i used to do some projects with VMware with fedora 4 on same setting, but i > haven't been in touch with linux for about 3 years because of the different > direction in my business. > i actually do not use windows for my personal, but would love to try linux > on my windows. > thank you very much > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Raihan Hasnain Rahman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> If you do not have RAM shortage, then go for it. >> How much RAM do you have? >> >> 2008/11/26 Maung Nanda Linn Aung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > Dear Raihan, >> > now i download >> > >> > LinuxMint-5-Light-r1.iso.torrent >> > it's not fluxbox edition, i prefer GNOME desktop as well. any thoughts? >> > cheers >> > >> > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Raihan Hasnain Rahman >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Fluxbox is a different desktop environment like KDE and GNOME. >> >> Fluxbox is lightweight, so it runs on low specs machines smoothly. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2008/11/26 Maung Nanda Linn Aung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> > thanks alot.. does it have KDE or GNOME? >> >> > please let me know >> >> > >> >> > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> You might try Linux Mint Fluxbox. It uses fluxbox so it's light >> >> >> weight >> >> >> and when I tryed it out it was really easy to use since Mint it >> >> >> based >> >> >> off Ubuntu. >> >> >> >> >> >> algomedic wrote: >> >> >> > Hi, I am looking for a Linux Dist for my spare laptop that has >> >> >> > only >> >> >> > 256 ram. I attempted to load Ubuntu and Xubuntu onto it but it >> >> >> > shows >> >> >> > the laptop only has "253" available ram - they both do not load >> >> >> > porperly. The other issue I have is I'm having problems loading >> >> >> > programs from the CD upon reboot, Ubuntu and Xubuntu both have >> >> >> > software that installs that help with this and they start to load >> >> >> > but >> >> >> > as I said do not finish. Are there any Linux systems that operate >> >> >> > with less then 256 ram and have the same install software to help >> >> >> > with >> >> >> > my loading from the CD problem? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Thanks in advance. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > James >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Best Regards, >> >> > >> >> > Nanda Linn Aung >> >> > http://infomm.com >> >> > >> >> > My WHB web hosting >> >> > http://infomm.com/z-whb.php >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Best Regards, >> > >> > Nanda Linn Aung >> > http://infomm.com >> > >> > My WHB web hosting >> > http://infomm.com/z-whb.php >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > -- > Best Regards, > > Nanda Linn Aung > http://infomm.com > > My WHB web hosting > http://infomm.com/z-whb.php > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
