On 09/12/14 17:22, George DiceGeorge wrote: > Why doesnt the bootup from CD interrogate the PC > and give useful advice about what to install > if the version on the install CD needs a more powerful PC or more RAM etc? > > I defected from Xubtuntu to Lubuntu because I thought it would work on > almost all old PCs, > but now I'm told it needs PAE CPU > and may crash inelegantly if the PC's too old for Lubuntu > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension > > [george] > Hi George,
Several members have recommended ToriOS as a non-PAE capable spin-off from Ubuntu. I have not used it myself (yet) but it looks promising. http://torios.org/ All is not lost w.r.t. very old machines. Regards, Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
