<p dir="ltr">On Jun 1, 2014 2:25 AM, "Wolfgang S. Rupprecht" <<a href="mailto:wolfgang@wsrcc.com">wolfgang@wsrcc.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Oliver Ruebenacker <<a href="mailto:curoli@gmail.com">curoli@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
> > I need a new OS for an old computer, an about 10 years old x86. I<br>
> > upgraded RAM from 500MB to 2GB, though Windows XP reports 1.99 GB.<br>
> > I would have installed Fedora, but they say the requirements are at<br>
> > least 4GB RAM.<br>
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> My trusty laptop which I have been updating since FC4 max's out at 2GB.<br>
> Once booted, Cinammon logins work just fine as long as one doesn't run<br>
> any memory pig (like Google Chrome with Adblock active). That pushes<br>
> things over the edge by a small amount of memory. Closing Chrome gets<br>
> me back under the magic 2GB boundry and things run at normal speed<br>
> again.<br>
><br>
> Booting does rattle the disk quite a bit. I assume it is swapping, but<br>
> I've learned to turn the laptop on before going to the kitchen to make<br>
> coffee. The laptop is always up and running by the time coffee is<br>
> done. ;-)<br>
><br>
> Why not try installing F20 and see if it works for you?<br>
><br>
> -wolfgang<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Off topic. Is this email sent from your personal email server? I am asking because Google shows a warning that they can't verify if this message was sent by the <a href="http://wsrcc.com">wsrcc.com</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">And OP you should install Fedora using minimal install with LXQt to keep using some part of KDE.</p>
<p dir="ltr">-Sudhir.</p>