terwergeghts
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I have 128mb ddr ram. intel pentium 4 at 1.3ghz. 32 gb hdd. and a geforce4 mx420 Floppy disk tray. I'm trying to install but pc crashes and gets very hot what do i do. Currently runs windows xp fine.
Got any distros you'd recommend for my system?You'd be limited to lightweight distros, and those that are still 32 bit.
That eliminates many distros, but not all.
128mb ram limits even 32 bit offerings toI have 128mb ddr ram. intel pentium 4 at 1.3ghz. 32 gb hdd. and a geforce4 mx420 Floppy disk tray. I'm trying to install but pc crashes and gets very hot what do i do. Currently runs windows xp fine.
Well, that's a pretty 'naff' statement to make...and by saying such you're automatically assuming that everyone WANTS to run a "big, mainstream" distro. Why?You're better off staying with WindowsXP because you just don't have enough RAM to run one of the "big" Linux distros. Brickwizard proposed a few but they have their particular weirdnesses and you will feel left out while "everyone else" talks about Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora etc.
Got any distros you'd recommend for my system?
There is one more reason why I would recommend you stay on this path.Currently runs windows xp fine.
C:\Program Files
or C:\Windows
, deleting system files, mingling them with your own files, using bad-behaved installers that force you to manipulate files in those areas etc. -- you will not like mainstream Linux distros!This would be too much for the topic starter who originally asked for Linux Mint, but apparently doesn't have enough computer memory for it.SliTaz &/or TinyCorePlus would be my recommendation on such a machine as yours,
There is one more reason why I would recommend you stay on this path.
You could use Puppy Linux to see if it's good enough for you. Otherwise if you are very accustomed to messing around inC:\Program Files
orC:\Windows
, deleting system files, mingling them with your own files, using bad-behaved installers that force you to manipulate files in those areas etc. -- you will not like mainstream Linux distros!
I don't know if you have any knowledge about what goes on in Windows Vista or later, or if you have an account on WindowsXP and have to enter your password to go into the desktop. On Linux you will have to enter your password much more frequently for certain things. If you want to do something to a protected system area, or if you think you need to put your files away from your home folder... you will be frustrated.
You don't have to worry about any of that on Puppy Linux. But it's so easy to make one mistake which takes down the whole system. Must do backups to try to avert it.
This would be too much for the topic starter who originally asked for Linux Mint, but apparently doesn't have enough computer memory for it.
You don't have to worry about any of that on Puppy Linux. But it's so easy to make one mistake which takes down the whole system. Must do backups to try to avert it.
I have 128mb ddr ram. intel pentium 4 at 1.3ghz. 32 gb hdd. and a geforce4 mx420 Floppy disk tray. I'm trying to install but pc crashes and gets very hot what do i do. Currently runs windows xp fine.