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mihochan
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 Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:26 am Post subject: Minimum system requirements to run just X |
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| Any ideas what is the minimum spec to run X on a computer that is acting as a dumb client? |
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rac
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Just to clarify, that's *run*, not *compile*, right?
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mihochan
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 2:13 am Post subject: |
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| yes just run |
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rizzo
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I haven't done it myself, but I know there are a couple of threads in the forums that have people bragging about the low-end hardware they've got running Gentoo. I know someone got X going on a < 200 mhz Pentium box. |
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metalac
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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at one point i had Debian 2.2 running on a 166mhz Pentium with unbelivable 48mb of RAM. Now I had X running, but I was using BlackBox at the begining but then i switched to IceVM since it's pretier, although in both cases it was OK, but it took quite a bit to get it going, but once it's started it's OK.
BTW tried Gnome 1.4 once  and it was running but I could easily go and take a nap by the time it started , and lets not even talk about Nautilus slowing stuff down. |
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mihochan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 12:26 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the answers. That is really good news.
Becuase I`m going to run them as dumb clients I only need
them to run X.
KDE or BlackBox or whatever is going to run on the server.
The reason I asked is because I`ve been thinking about starting
up an internet cafe with a set of networked Linux boxes. |
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endoalpha
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| I have gentoo that I compiled on a P3 for a 586 running an a toshiba 205CDS (100 mhz pentium w/ 40 meg ram) with IceWM. Seems to be doing just fine. I had to compile the kernel on the toshiba itself which took about 6 hours or more. There was no way to compile the distro itself on the toshiba, at least not in this year... |
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nuance9
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Not sure about as a dumb client. As a dumb client, X would be running on the terminal server, right?
I just installed VectorLinux on a old Dell Optiplex 486/DX with 16MB RAM - X runs fine using Ice WM.
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zentek
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Toshiba 460cdx
Pentium 166
64 meg ram
4go hd
Pcmcia NIC and Prism2 card
A stage 3 install and some patience..... that baby rock |
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fleed
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| Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Not sure about as a dumb client. As a dumb client, X would be running on the terminal server, right? |
The X server itself would have to run on the dumb terminals. The programs would be running on a server and they would be sending the display to the dumb terminal. |
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