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Former Member
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Sorry if this thread already exists somewhere, but I could not locate it.
I just obtained a used pc. Pentium 4 chip. Integrated graphics chip. 1 GB of RAM. WinXP Home. Yes, I will most likely give the RAM a boost shortly. What light-weight version of Linux would you install on this machine to get maximum processing power to the grid? And yes, I am a total LINUX noob, nor do I have the time right now to advance my skills beyond noob. I just need something easy-peasy to install and network it into my current setup. Thanks in advance.  |
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Thargor
Veteran Cruncher UK Joined: Feb 3, 2012 Post Count: 1291 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Personally, I'd probably recommend Ubuntu - it's not the most lightweight of the distributions you can get, but it's one of the easiest to install.
----------------------------------------Linux MINT is apparently very light-weight, based on debian/Ubuntu again, but I've not yet had chance to try it...  |
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BobCat13
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Three lightweight distros I have used are:
----------------------------------------Xubuntu xubuntu.org Lubuntu lubuntu.net Puppy-Linux www.puppylinux.com I think of those three, Puppy-linux is the simplest to use for noobs. I run it straight from the live CD and have the BOINC directory on a USB flash drive. [Edit 1 times, last edit by BobCat13 at Nov 1, 2013 3:33:58 PM] |
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uplinger
Former World Community Grid Tech Joined: May 23, 2005 Post Count: 3952 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I would recommend Ubuntu since that is probably the best supported Linux OS from BOINC.
Thanks, -Uplinger |
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sunfolk
Master Cruncher Super Kiwi Socialistic Empire Of Jacinda Joined: Oct 8, 2006 Post Count: 1769 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Pentium 4 chip. Integrated graphics chip. 1 GB of RAM. WinXP Home. Dont use Ubuntu, your computer too old. Use Linux Mint Mate 32bit, Clicky here . Puppy Linux good, but not for noobs, contrast and compare support and documentation with Ubuntu.    |
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Movieman
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Want some free advice from a non linux person? Mint.. intuitive in many ways and in 10 mins from install I knew enough to "get by"..
----------------------------------------Still learning but functionality is fine and even when clueless like me it's usable while you learn. Good luck! PS: Pentium4 single core Prescott cpu's aren't worth the electric they cost to run in terms of output. IMHO they are good for setting up for a grandmother or like that needs a PC but not for crunching..  |
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OldChap
Veteran Cruncher UK Joined: Jun 5, 2009 Post Count: 978 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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^^ MM is talking about Linux Mint Cinnamon ^^
----------------------------------------I started with that too and must agree with him. Not sure about min hardware requirements for it though.  |
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sean0118
Cruncher Australia Joined: Feb 7, 2010 Post Count: 33 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Well, I have a Pentium II that sort of runs Lubuntu, the windows ghost when moved. AntiX worked a bit but graphics moved super slow. All the other distros I tried would boot to command line only.
The main problem seems to be the graphics (ATI 3D Rage Pro) not being supported. I think by having integrated graphics you might have similar trouble? |
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