Subj : Stripped down Debian dist
To   : PAUL QUINN
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sun Aug 18 2019 09:33:00

>  MP> A few weeks back I tried upgrading an old Pentium-3 800 machine that I
>  MP> use as a server from debian 9 to 10 "Buster."  I had to downgrade it
>  MP> back due to issues with it grinding the system to a halt, and that is
>  MP> without even installing an x-server.  :)

> How much RAM does the old Pet have, Mike?

256MB!  I thought it had a little more than that, but it does not.  :)

> I've been enjoying a Lubuntu/32 VirtalBox VM for the last month or more.  At
> least one reviewer remarked that it would probably be fine in 512Mb.  My VM 
is
> allowed a 1Gb but rarely exceeds 300Mb in a Htop reporter.  It's running my
> main Fidonet node: 2x binkD tasks, FMail/lnx beta tosser, SAMBA etc.  With a
> real GUI if you want it.  :)

Thanks for the recommendation.  Not looking to run a gui on it.

Mike

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