--- Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 04:16 -0700, Globe Trotter wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been trying to "sell" linux and fedora in my home country. What is a
> > good option for those with low-end systems?
> Please define "low-end", "your home country" and "your target audience"
> and which implications this would have.
Low-end <= 128 MB memory. CPU <= 1.4 GHz. Home country = "developing country"
"target audience" = as stated in the e-mail.
> > I know that one option is to download Fedora and then add XFCE or
> > Fluxbox, etc, but that brings in all this junk with KDE and Gnome.
> > Is there an easy way to get around this?
> The question is: Why do you see a need to get around this at all?
Because Gnome and KDE seem to be too much of a bloat: often taking five minutes
to perform an operation, such as post-login.
> > Somehow, minimall install seems far too clunky.
> ACK, but again, this depends all on your definition of "minimal".
I was referrring to something called as "Minimal (server) install.
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