Seeking free OS: Celeron 466mhz

[UpskirtHayley]

seeking free OS for:

- intel celeron 466mhz
- 192mb ram
- 10gb hard drive


is there any free OS out there that suits and effecient for a slow machine?

I heard ubuntu but it does not capatible with windows applications....

is there any other free OS that is capatible with windows applications?

I like to use:
- ccleaner
- firefox
- msn messenger
- bitdefender
- zone alarm
- spysweeper
- sdfix

mostly use for
- msn messenger chatting
- surfing/adult entertainment
- emailing

 

[_simon_]

If you used Ubuntu or indeed any Linux distribution you would not need any antivirus, spyware, reg clean or disk clean utilities.

GAIM and aMSN are MSN messenger alternatives.
Firefox works
There are loads of email clients including Thunderbird.

Personally I would look at Xubuntu for your machine if wanting to use Linux. http://www.xubuntu.org

Minimum system requirements

To run the Desktop CD (LiveCD + Install CD), you need 128 MB RAM to run or 192 MB RAM to install. The Alternate Install CD only requires you to have 64 MB RAM.

To install Xubuntu, you need 1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk.

Once installed, Xubuntu can run with 64 MB RAM, but it is strongly recommended to have at least 128 MB RAM.

 

[UpskirtHayley]

If you used Ubuntu or indeed any Linux distribution you would not need any antivirus, spyware, reg clean or disk clean utilities.

GAIM and aMSN are MSN messenger alternatives.
Firefox works
There are loads of email clients including Thunderbird.

Personally I would look at Xubuntu for your machine if wanting to use Linux. http://www.xubuntu.org

huh? I dont need and security ultilities if I use other OS? Why is that? is the security already strong? stronger than windows? no need to scan with spyware scanner? anti virus scanner? disk cleanup? more info plz.

so theres an alternitive for msn that works on other os? but our frinds list still there right? like all friends list from msn are in the alternitive msn?

pretend i have 3 computers.... all connect in same internet network. 2 is windows xp and 1 is xubuntu.... will the computer with xubuntu will work on internet?

does xubuntu have like.... u know when u go to picture folder in xp and it shows thumbnail.... does xubuntu show thumbnail preview as well?

which will be more stable and faster in my computer spec? xubuntu or xp home? will xubuntu have better performance than xp home in my low spec computer?

 

[patrickv]

seeking free OS for:

- intel celeron 466mhz
- 192mb ram
- 10gb hard drive


is there any free OS out there that suits and effecient for a slow machine?

I heard ubuntu but it does not capatible with windows applications....

is there any other free OS that is capatible with windows applications?

I like to use:
- ccleaner
- firefox
- msn messenger
- bitdefender
- zone alarm
- spysweeper
- sdfix

mostly use for
- msn messenger chatting
- surfing/adult entertainment
- emailing

simon already summed it up, linux Filesystem is not the same as windows.
For your spec, windows won't run, the only OS that probably will is win98/95 but then again installing AV's will screw it up big time.
as far as speed and productivity,for a free OS simon said Xubuntu which uses Xfce, the most simple and lightest desktop manager.

 

[patrickv]

pretend i have 3 computers.... all connect in same internet network. 2 is windows xp and 1 is xubuntu.... will the computer with xubuntu will work on internet?

yes it will, if configured correctly

does xubuntu have like.... u know when u go to picture folder in xp and it shows thumbnail.... does xubuntu show thumbnail preview as well?

never used it, probably, but then again it has thumbnail view

which will be more stable and faster in my computer spec? xubuntu or xp home?

xbuntu

will xubuntu have better performance than xp home in my low spec computer?

yes indeed, xp will lag like hell

 

[UpskirtHayley]

ok so pretend im really gonna get it..... I just need to download it and burn it on a CD and put the CD on the computer that I want to install it all and follow the screen? what if my CD drive dont work? what if the computer I will install xubuntu on has messed up CD drive? the CD drive dont work....

 

[patrickv]

ok so pretend im really gonna get it..... I just need to download it and burn it on a CD and put the CD on the computer that I want to install it all and follow the screen? what if my CD drive dont work? what if the computer I will install xubuntu on has messed up CD drive? the CD drive dont work....

lol
yes just download it online, and it's free, burn it. XUBUNTU
stop looking for excuses, if your cd drive doesn't work get another spare one somewhere (time for a little hardware ).
make sure you boot into the bios and set cd rom first.

cheers mate

 

[_simon_]

In answer to your questions.

There are no known Linux viruses in the wild i.e. you won't get one.
Spyware does not work on linux.
The linux filesystems do not need defragging and there is no messy registry to have to clean up.

If you use a router to connect to the net then you just plug the machine in and it should just work. If you connection share then I'm afraid I don't know.

Installing from a CD is the easiest way, however if you can't use the drive then:
http://www.jonlee.ca/installing-xubuntu-without-a-cd-drive-the-weekend-project-continued/

 

[UpskirtHayley]

wow! so this OS is not posible to infect with malwares....... it is immune to malwares..... so why not everyone use this? and make apps and games compatible with this?

 

[Michael]

..because, for most people, Windows is the 'easiest to learn'.

With it's self-installing programs and easy to understand file structure, the average user can become acquainted with it a lot easier than Linux.

-mak

 

[tlarkin]

In answer to your questions.

There are no known Linux viruses in the wild i.e. you won't get one.
Spyware does not work on linux.
The linux filesystems do not need defragging and there is no messy registry to have to clean up.

If you use a router to connect to the net then you just plug the machine in and it should just work. If you connection share then I'm afraid I don't know.

Installing from a CD is the easiest way, however if you can't use the drive then:
http://www.jonlee.ca/installing-xubuntu-without-a-cd-drive-the-weekend-project-continued/

This is a bit incorrect. There are many known exploits for Linux, but they require social engineering of some kind. Since you must authenticate to install software on a *nix machine. There have been some that have tricked users into installing malicious software. However you are safe from remote attacks unlike Windows. Viruses and the like can't propagate over a network because of this.

 

[johnny]

Run Win XP on it. All you need is a 233Mhz processor with 128MB ram, 300Mhz is recommended but your passed the processor speed. My old system run Win XP Pro with a 367Mhz processor and 192MB RAM, at one point it ran it with only 64 MB RAM.

 

[UpskirtHayley]

I have xp home and surf speed are so slow.

I just burned xubuntu in a CD with nero as bottable disc.... I try putitng it on my CD drive..... as expected it dont read as my CD drive is messed up somehow.

The link that simon link about installing without using cd drive..... interesting....... but ummmm....... seems complicated.

Can I just download xubuntu in the computer im installing on and when done downloading..... I just run it straight from the computer?