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On Mon, Feb 07, 2022 at 04:31:51PM -0500, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote:
> On 2/7/2022 10:50 AM, William Lee Valentine wrote:
> > I am wondering whether a current Debian distribution can be installed
> > and run on an older Pentium III computer. (I have Debian 11.2 on a DVD.)
> > 
> > The computer is
> > 
> >    Dell Dimension XPS T500: Intel Pentium III processor (Katnai)
> >    memory: 756 megabytes, running at 500 megahertz
> >    IDE disc drive: 60 gigabytes
> >    Debian partition: currently 42 gigabytes
> >    Debian 6.0: Squeeze
> 
> Based on what others are saying, it looks like a typical modern Debian
> desktop environment such as Gnome or Plasma KDE will not work well with such
> an old system. I suggest you look for a Distro that is tailored for old
> hardware.

Bah, silly.  Just use a traditional window manager instead of a bloated
Desktop Environment.  Problem solved.

But the *real* problem will come when they try to run a web browser.  That's
where the truly massive memory demand is.

756 MB is plenty of RAM for daily use of everything except a web browser.

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