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- NFlex23
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
(#700)Many Linux distros would, and I thought you of all people would know that.No operating system released in this day and age will run on 512mb of RAM.Yes it has ethernet.debian netboot, you can get i386, do you have an ethernet connection and a cable?Oh yeah it needs to be 32-bit and the iso can be burned to a cd (under 700mb) What distro would you recommend to run on my IBM NetVista alongside Windows XP with 512MB of RAM?
here's the exact iso:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/i386/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-i386-netinst.iso
install something light like fluxbox after installing is done
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- skymover1239
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
Manjaro on i3 uses around 200mb.No operating system released in this day and age will run on 512mb of RAM.Yes it has ethernet.debian netboot, you can get i386, do you have an ethernet connection and a cable?Oh yeah it needs to be 32-bit and the iso can be burned to a cd (under 700mb) What distro would you recommend to run on my IBM NetVista alongside Windows XP with 512MB of RAM?
here's the exact iso:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/i386/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-i386-netinst.iso
install something light like fluxbox after installing is done
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
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- MagicCrayon9342
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
A standard installation of Firefox uses around 300-600mb with few tabs open.Manjaro on i3 uses around 200mb.No operating system released in this day and age will run on 512mb of RAM.Yes it has ethernet.debian netboot, you can get i386, do you have an ethernet connection and a cable?Oh yeah it needs to be 32-bit and the iso can be burned to a cd (under 700mb) What distro would you recommend to run on my IBM NetVista alongside Windows XP with 512MB of RAM?
here's the exact iso:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/i386/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-i386-netinst.iso
install something light like fluxbox after installing is done
Depending on the styling and transparency the RAM usage of i3 can vary.
So you know you can't run any browsers.. So that's where it ends.
- kccuber
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
Alright, you can install Debian then. Just don't select any desktop environment. Then you can install X and Fluxbox using this Debian Wiki article: https://wiki.debian.org/FluxBoxYes it has ethernet.debian netboot, you can get i386, do you have an ethernet connection and a cable?Oh yeah it needs to be 32-bit and the iso can be burned to a cd (under 700mb) What distro would you recommend to run on my IBM NetVista alongside Windows XP with 512MB of RAM?
here's the exact iso:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/i386/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-i386-netinst.iso
install something light like fluxbox after installing is done
I hope you aren't doing much web browsing though because 512MB isn't enough for a browser. You should add an additional 1GB of swap space. Let me see if I can make a VM with similar specs and install debian and fluxbox.
Last edited by kccuber (April 30, 2022 17:05:53)
- skymover1239
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
Terminal browsers won't use that much RAM.A standard installation of Firefox uses around 300-600mb with few tabs open.Manjaro on i3 uses around 200mb.No operating system released in this day and age will run on 512mb of RAM.Yes it has ethernet.debian netboot, you can get i386, do you have an ethernet connection and a cable?Oh yeah it needs to be 32-bit and the iso can be burned to a cd (under 700mb) What distro would you recommend to run on my IBM NetVista alongside Windows XP with 512MB of RAM?
here's the exact iso:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/i386/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-i386-netinst.iso
install something light like fluxbox after installing is done
Depending on the styling and transparency the RAM usage of i3 can vary.
So you know you can't run any browsers.. So that's where it ends.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
First time a moderator got ninjaed??
500 Posts
Current Mainline projects
AquaCSS - A CSS framework.
Ink - An editor that does, lots of things.
500 Posts
Current Mainline projects
AquaCSS - A CSS framework.
Ink - An editor that does, lots of things.
- Qwert870
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
But my computer is only 20 years old!No operating system released in this day and age will run on 512mb of RAM.Yes it has ethernet.debian netboot, you can get i386, do you have an ethernet connection and a cable?Oh yeah it needs to be 32-bit and the iso can be burned to a cd (under 700mb) What distro would you recommend to run on my IBM NetVista alongside Windows XP with 512MB of RAM?
here's the exact iso:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/i386/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-i386-netinst.iso
install something light like fluxbox after installing is done
- Qwert870
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
I don't really need a browser.A standard installation of Firefox uses around 300-600mb with few tabs open.Manjaro on i3 uses around 200mb.No operating system released in this day and age will run on 512mb of RAM.Yes it has ethernet.debian netboot, you can get i386, do you have an ethernet connection and a cable?Oh yeah it needs to be 32-bit and the iso can be burned to a cd (under 700mb) What distro would you recommend to run on my IBM NetVista alongside Windows XP with 512MB of RAM?
here's the exact iso:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/i386/iso-cd/firmware-11.3.0-i386-netinst.iso
install something light like fluxbox after installing is done
Depending on the styling and transparency the RAM usage of i3 can vary.
So you know you can't run any browsers.. So that's where it ends.
- kccuber
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
Ok, you should be fine with Debian and fluxbox I don't really need a browser.
- Qwert870
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
If I want to browse the web I'm gonna use something a bit newer. I was able to get an older version of Firefox (28A browser and internet is important functionality of a computer. fine with Debia
I think) to run on here. The CPU does not support SSE2 so the choice is limited.
Anyways I got Puppy Linux BionicPup32 installed. (BTW I didn't use the Netvista instead I used an AMD Athlon machine, it has 512MB of RAM too.) It works great!
Last edited by Qwert870 (May 1, 2022 18:19:29)
- samq64
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
I deleted Windows off of my dualboot system (already) and regret if for a couple of reasons. One of them is this:
- --Velocity--
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
It is possible to fix this. I deleted Windows off of my dualboot system (already) and regret if for a couple of reasons. One of them is this:
First, you'll want to download GParted to a USB drive (link). You'll flash the ISO to the drive as you did with the Live Linux image.
Then, you'll boot into the USB and open GParted (It should open automatically.)
Finally, right click on the partition you want to resize and click “move/resize” You'll want to adjust the “free space proceeding” option to zero and extend it to reach the full space.
BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE TRYING THIS!
Last edited by --Velocity-- (May 2, 2022 16:27:57)
- samq64
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
link). You'll flash the ISO to the drive as you did with the Live Linux image.Thanks! First, you'll want to download GParted to a USB drive (
Then, you'll boot into the USB and open GParted (It should open automatically.)
Finally, right click on the partition you want to resize and click “move/resize” You'll want to adjust the “free space proceeding” option to zero and extend it to reach the full space.
BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE TRYING THIS!
- --Velocity--
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
You might get a few issues with grub, but some quick duckduckgo'ing will help you fix that.link). You'll flash the ISO to the drive as you did with the Live Linux image.Thanks! First, you'll want to download GParted to a USB drive (
Then, you'll boot into the USB and open GParted (It should open automatically.)
Finally, right click on the partition you want to resize and click “move/resize” You'll want to adjust the “free space proceeding” option to zero and extend it to reach the full space.
BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE TRYING THIS!
- MagicCrayon9342
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
I compiled and installed the latest release candidate version of Linux (5.19-rc2). Everything works, WiFi, Graphics, everything!
This wasn't through a package, or a third party source. I directly downloaded the source, compiled it, installed it, debugged it, and installed drivers.
This wasn't through a package, or a third party source. I directly downloaded the source, compiled it, installed it, debugged it, and installed drivers.
Last edited by MagicCrayon9342 (June 18, 2022 00:39:01)
- kccuber
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
how did you get the gradient in neofetch? I compiled and installed the latest release candidate version of Linux (5.19-rc2). Everything works, WiFi, Graphics, everything!
This wasn't through a package, or a third party source. I directly downloaded the source, compiled it, installed it, debugged it, and installed drivers.
- DifferentDance8
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It's easy for Ubuntu / Debian(?) users.lol, I remember one time when I had a Lenovo Ideapad 320 and it was SO SLOW and it took me so long to get Node working. Same. Windows isn't very good for a person like me who likes doing stuff with programming languages. macOS is just a whole lot better, ships with built in Python2, Ruby, Bash, Zsh, and sh. Linux also does that - but again, hardware support is why I don't use it a lot. For software devs or any person doing anything that's related to software, professional, or as a hobby, or while in college or school, Linux and macOS are better than Windows. Linux does have a few advantages over macOS, it's free, open source, and isn't made by a money hungry company (like Apple or Google or Microsoft).
But let's not get too off topic now.. I think there might actually be a Unix topic instead because they have so many similarities (but not equal)
And who wants to use Python2? That's there for legacy purposes; as soon as you go and get Python3 it will just be there to haunt you when you try to copy-paste a command that has python instead of python3 and you never notice
sudo apt install python-is-python3
Does WSL count?
- NFlex23
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(#716)This doesn't look like how he did it, but you could do “neofetch | lolcat” and it would generate something similar.how did you get the gradient in neofetch? I compiled and installed the latest release candidate version of Linux (5.19-rc2). Everything works, WiFi, Graphics, everything!
This wasn't through a package, or a third party source. I directly downloaded the source, compiled it, installed it, debugged it, and installed drivers.
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- MagicCrayon9342
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
It's ‘neofetch’ aliased to ‘neofetch | lolcat’(#716)This doesn't look like how he did it, but you could do “neofetch | lolcat” and it would generate something similar.how did you get the gradient in neofetch? I compiled and installed the latest release candidate version of Linux (5.19-rc2). Everything works, WiFi, Graphics, everything!
This wasn't through a package, or a third party source. I directly downloaded the source, compiled it, installed it, debugged it, and installed drivers.
- NFlex23
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[Distro Links in OP] Linux, Software and Support
(#719)That makes sense. lolcat is such a cool command!It's ‘neofetch’ aliased to ‘neofetch | lolcat’(#716)This doesn't look like how he did it, but you could do “neofetch | lolcat” and it would generate something similar.how did you get the gradient in neofetch? I compiled and installed the latest release candidate version of Linux (5.19-rc2). Everything works, WiFi, Graphics, everything!
This wasn't through a package, or a third party source. I directly downloaded the source, compiled it, installed it, debugged it, and installed drivers.
Help improve the Advanced Topics (Really!)
Before you create a topic:
Always search for duplicates or other similar topics before making an umbrella topic, e.g., “The Mac Topic”.
- Is it about something you are planning on making but haven't made yet? If so, please wait to post until you have created a working prototype. This is a key factor to keeping the ATs as clean as possible.
- The ATs aren't technical support. It is perfectly valid to ask questions about things related to programming, but not issues with external websites, apps, or devices. Most sites have their own support system; try asking there!
- Is it related to something you are making in Scratch? (This includes OSes and other Scratch projects) If so, please post in Collaboration, Show and Tell, or another similar forum.
- Is your topic questionably “advanced”? Try browsing the other forums to see if your topic fits better in one of those.
- Issues with Scratch itself should be put in Bugs and Glitches.