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Hi all i'm a linux newbie and would apprciete some advice as im wanting to put linux on an old machine it has an amd xp 1700 cpu with 1 gig of memory and 40gb hd with a gefroce 440 mx and a kt 266a chipset with onboard sound and would like to know what the best linux os would be best for the setup as i have been reading most of the newer linux os's require a 3d card capable of 3d hardware acceleration on the desktop and as far as i know the geforce mx 440 does not support desktop 3d hardware acceleration.

If some one could recomend linux software that would work with the hardware above i would appreciate it .

thanks

steve
 
Ubuntu 9 .. I have a P4 1.6 Ghz 512 MB RAM and 40 GB HDD running Ubuntu 9 server with LAMP and an IDPS (Snort) with three NICS and it hasnt dropped a single packet when it analyses it.
 
thanks guys appreciate your help trying to get a computer up and running for a friend as her old one is no good but need an os to install to it for her to be able to use it..
thanks will give them a try see how it goes .

thanks

steve
 
thanks will give it a try have a few linux distros downloading and will select the best one for her to use. really apreciate all your help.

thanks

steve
 
Install xubunti and everything went fine. currently trying to do a dual boot with win 7 home and linux ultimate edition gamer on my pc below but everytime i press enter to install the screen goes blank with a blinking curser at top left and wont go any further do u have to set specific bios options as i have an asus crossair IV extreme motherboard and wondered if its anything to do with certian bios options ?

thanks

steve
 
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Well used the windows installer and it crashed when rebooting but used the acai work around option and it's currently finishing off the install :)
 
Will give it a try on my pc I went for the games and emulators plus been able to play windows games appealed to me but found u can get the play on linux software separately so will try that out .
Thanks
Steve
 
sirius1212 said:
Give Xubuntu a look also. Its Ubuntu (so very well supported) but with the XFCE desktop environment which, as others have suggested, would be the best choice for a lower powered PC :)
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Lubuntu (LXDE) is even more lightweight.

I'd give Crunchbang (lightweight Debian based distro + Openbox) a try, though.


Also, it's Linux/GNU and Xfce. :p
 
Can't seem to get any linux distro to install I boot from usb or CD, DVD and it just goes blank . Do I have to disable plug and play in bios and let the bios assign Irq's . And does it matter what u set ur sata devices to in the bios I have ide mode and raid plus and AHCI . even triad installing distros from windows and selecting them from the boot menu on reboot but even with it installed through windows it hangs right after I select the linux os as the boot os.

Thanks

Steve
 
The pc I'm trying to install it on is the setup in my Sig as I have managed to get the old pc setup and running with xubunti with no problems .
 
Yea it's easy if it don't hang at boot as soon as u select the linux install as soon as I select install. Lol
 
Managed to get the ball rolling and the CD to boot without hanging by enabling the nomadic setting. WhatdWhatdOedipuss this option do and will it affect the install at all ? .

Thanks

Steve
 
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