Source distros Re: [MLUG] Computer for sale...

[Ian Monroe <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I should be getting a new computer pretty soon (hurry up cyberpower...)
and was thinking of installing the source-based Gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org

Mainly I just want the ease of updating I get with Debian, but with more
up-to-date stuff.

The computer will have 512MB of RAM, how much swap space should I give it?
512MB?

Gentoo has a kernel that is patched out the wazoo (well, I think its
actually just -ac with some extras like XFS thrown in).

What distribution are you using?

Ian Monroe
http://www.monroe.nu

On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Jason McIntosh wrote:

> I would imagine the 366 would work really really well for these purposes.
> I've been using it as a router (and EMAIL:PROTECTED) box for a long while.  With
> the memory and stuff in it, should work well.  Win2K would also work on such
> a box, although Linux runs better.  I'll double check tonight on OpenOffice
> to see how it performs, but as long as you don't have EMAIL:PROTECTED running in
> the background I've had good luck with OpenOffice.  OpenOffice is just very
> .... demanding? of processor cycles.  Even on my 800Mhz PIII here at work,
> OpenOffice complains if I try and run EMAIL:PROTECTED in the background.
>
> An interesting note for those interested, or just in general:  SWAP Space.
> I installed a source distro here recently, and found it very interesting
> just how much a difference a LARGE swap system makes.  A lot of people may
> have 512MB of memory in their machines or whatever, but a 512MB swap space
> or larger still makes a huge difference, just because of the amount of
> information stored there.
>
> Also, I do recommend trying the pre-emptible kernel patch.  I'm using it now
> and I've noticed that even when I've got a heck of a system load, my machine
> still handles windowing applications and other stuff without much too
> difficulty.  I'm very very impressed ;)
>
> Jason
>
>
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