my pc is intel celeron with 600mghz and 64mb ram. will it be slow. for linux ram needs to be upgraded or not.and how to dual boot it.can you help me ?
2006-12-29 01:23:44 · 7 answers · asked by karthik r 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Linux can be optimized for older machine, and somebody develops distributions for this purpose; at workplace I run Xubuntu on a Celeron 555 based pc, 64 mb ram and just 1 mb on video card...
Fluxbuntu is even lighter, based on Fluxbox desktop.
Elive and (but still in beta) Ebuntu, based on smart Elightenment desktop should work fast on your pc.
Ubuntu-based distributions should be your first try because they're easy to install and use, and have a strong community-based support.
2006-12-31 14:51:27 · answer #1 · answered by Pinguino 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. I would start with one of the easier distributions of Linux, such as Ubuntu (SUPER easy to install and configure) & best of all FREE to download. If you want to partition your hard drive in Win98, you can download a program called FIPS, which will clear a partition for your Ubuntu. If you already have a free partition area on your HD then you just run the install. If you don't know what a partition is, you shouldn't be thinking about installing Linux at all. The install will create a bootstrap for you that will allow you to chose which partition you want to load, Windows or Ubuntu. It doesn't get any easier. Good luck, and welcome to the world of computing self-destiny!
Additional Details: Let me clarify something here - Linux will run considerably faster than Windows 98 and has much greater computational, multifunction, and networking capabilities. The GNOME graphical desktop that most people using Ubuntu use, will be slightly slower to load than the 98 Desktop (maybe 10-15 seconds). Firefox web browser will be slightly slower to startup, but will run just as quickly as explorer once it's up.
When I start my dual boot, I pick an operating system at random anymore, because the performance differences are minute. My dual boot is a Win98SE, running Ubuntu Breezy Badger, it is a Pentium II 500MHZ, with 256MB of ram. And it's a perfectly comfortabel system.
2006-12-29 01:29:14 · answer #2 · answered by greeneyedprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will definatly need to add more RAM if you want to be able to run both, and yes being thats its 600Mhz it will be somewhat slow, well the 98 wont be so slow but the linux might be. as for the dual boot bascially what u do is partition the hard drive and install two individual operating systems, heres a link that might help, also you can research it on google. http://www.aboutdebian.com/dualboot.htm
2006-12-29 01:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by twistoffate2099 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to set up the different OS on different partition. If done correctly in the early boot process your computer wil find both OSes and ask which one you want to start. I don't think you can run both at the same time, if that's waht you mean.
2006-12-29 01:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by KM 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 22:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by prochnow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a celeron is pretty useless.....
2006-12-29 01:24:55 · answer #6 · answered by a1tommyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
it will be slow.
have fun.
2006-12-29 01:24:58 · answer #7 · answered by killer boot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋