thelastknowngod

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    dual 2.5ghz powermac g5 ati 9800pro pentium d 820 ati x1300
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    Ubuntu 5.10, MacOS X Tiger
  1. hmm a few notes... all Linux distros have a package manager, Red hat uses APT or YUM , SUSE has YAST (think synaptic for yum) second, you will need an older distro with an updated kernel to get wifi support. try an older slackware or something. Puppy and DSL (damn small linux) should run, but installing new software is not what they are made to do, as they are live cd distros.. here is a write up about linux on old computer.. http://www.fraw.org.uk/pubs/ssp/ssp-01.html while there is a cool factor of getting that last bit of performance from an old system.. $300 is well spent on a newer mach
  2. hey everyone! this my first post wanted to say hey. i need some help on selecting the right linux distro for an old computer. im not sure of the specs off the top of my head. its my girlfriends old computer that she needs to be a little quicker cause she getting DSL (finally). i think it has something like 64mb (maybe even 32mb) of ram, 2 or 3gb hdd, cd-rom, usb1, i dont know the exact processor but i think its a pentium 1.... dont know. ive tried a few distros... suse, slax, fedora, red hat... i honestly never liked them cause something as simple as installing new software was difficult and i