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Old 09-24-2004, 11:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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kde 3.3 vs 64 mb ram, 266 mhz processor

a quick reply would be appreciated, i'm in the midst of a suse linux install and i'm not sure if i should go ahead and install kde 3.3, or just forget the gui and stick with the command line. the computer i'm formatting now will hopefully be a webserver very soon, if i can't use a gui i'm just going to set it up to be administered remotely with ssh. thanks for any advice.
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Old 09-24-2004, 12:05 PM   #2 (permalink)
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ssh it is then
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Old 09-24-2004, 12:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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good decision.

who needs a stinkin gui on a linux box anyways

(ps) bf suggests using twm if you want a window manager.
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Old 09-24-2004, 12:37 PM   #4 (permalink)
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yeah, SSH. this isn't a workstation anyways. just SSH in and do everything via the CLI. If its just a webserver, there's nothing you would do that would require a GUI to be running.
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Old 09-24-2004, 12:59 PM   #5 (permalink)
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but why the hell use SuSE? Use debian, much nicer, and you get to use aptitude for package installation, because rpm's suck.
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Old 09-24-2004, 07:01 PM   #6 (permalink)
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If for some reason you do need a graphical interface, I'd recommend either Fluxbox or Blackbox. It'll run a hell of a lot better than KDE on a system with that few resources.
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Old 09-24-2004, 07:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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XFCE is another good lightweight desktop manager. I still like fluxbox better, but it's a little too minimalistic for some people.
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Old 09-25-2004, 12:03 AM   #8 (permalink)
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You probably don't need a GUI for a webserver (as has been said). Even if you do want to administer it graphically, there are programs out there that use HTML/PHP/etc to administer your computer/services running on it (although I don't know of any names offhand).
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Old 09-27-2004, 11:13 AM   #9 (permalink)
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but why the hell use SuSE? Use debian, much nicer, and you get to use aptitude for package installation, because rpm's suck.
Why debian or any packaged installation for that matter Why not Gentoo? Compile everything yourself and let it scream!

Slower processor? Use distcc! Works like a charm.
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Old 09-29-2004, 11:16 AM   #10 (permalink)
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sorry it took so long to reply, i ended up reformatting the box with slackware. best decision i've ever made. i am having trouble, however, with a brand new keyboard (purchased when a friend spilled beer on another one about a week ago) with the "/" key.

i can't edit important configuration files without being able to use /, since i'm using linux and whatnot, and my googling skills apparently are not up to par, because i can't find the "alt" + "asciicode" to get the symbol to appear. if anyone knows the numeric ascii code, or a resource where i could get a full list of such codes in case of further complications, it would be much appreciated.

**edit** apparently it's not the keyboard, found the ascii code and it doesn't work either, however "shift" + "/" gives a question mark symbol. slackware 9.1, no idea on the mobo, 266mhz proc, 64 mb ram

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Old 09-29-2004, 12:04 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Pfft, get IceWM. I will only use that on any linux box's I've got now cause it loads faster then...well any other WM I have used.
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Old 10-01-2004, 02:06 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Why debian or any packaged installation for that matter Why not Gentoo? Compile everything yourself and let it scream!

Slower processor? Use distcc! Works like a charm.
It sure does. I have a p2 350 here that I setup as a file server, my 1.7ghz lappy helped out on the compiling a tonne. It would have taken me 2 weeks to compile everything without the lappy.
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Old 10-01-2004, 05:21 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Can we get back to the fact you don't need a GUI here? Its a webserver, not a workstation. Nothing you do on a webserver will require a WM. Putting a WM on the server will needlessly take up space. How hard is it to move files around, and edit a config file from the command line? It isn't rocket science here.
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