On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 21:26 -0700, Endre Szabo wrote: > I've got a P3 800Mhz 256MB RAM 10GB HDD machine. > I intend to make database gui apps with MySql, Python > and the wxPython toolkit with Boa RAD tool and also > web developement. > So many of above will run simultaneously. > > I've got a few questions: > > 1. Is Fedora suitable for me? Used with KDE and all > above will it have the necessary speed and stability > on my machine? Well, I don't know about the apps you mention, but the system will operate with those specifications. To be honest, I think those applications should work fine, as well, it's usually things like X, Gnome and KDE that are the huge resource pigs. > 2. Where can I find a list of apps wich come with FC5? The release notes, or by looking at the files listed in the repo servers. > 3. Can I install new softs or update existing ones > without internet connection -- ie. from cd? Yes. You just have to arrange to get the files, somehow. > 4. Can I install from tarballs (tar.gz) or only from > rpm? Yes and no. That wasn't a well-phrased question. Yes, you can install however you like, but if you don't use RPMs from a repo, you have to manage updates and conflicts by yourself. > 5. Will softs not intented especially for fedora but > for "generally Linux" work? That depends... I've installed some generic Linux software, and it's just worked. I've tried installing some others, but they expect you to have installed a plethora of other, sometimes unmentioned, files. Mind you, though, that's a problem with any distribution of Linux. -- (Currently running FC4, in case that's important to the thread) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
