On Jul 10, 12:29 pm, brgurut...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I like to know if Linux can be made lighter to run a kde like package,
> a browser, flash, acrobat reader and evolution mail client. Im
> planning to build pcs with 500Mhz processors and 5 GB hard disk for
> India and China markets.
>
> Im planning for zero user administration on this pc, by offering
> software updates over the Internet
>
www.linuxfromscratch.org/

brguruthur@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I like to know if Linux can be made lighter to run a kde like package,
> a browser, flash, acrobat reader and evolution mail client. Im
> planning to build pcs with 500Mhz processors and 5 GB hard disk for
> India and China markets.
>
> Im planning for zero user administration on this pc, by offering
> software updates over the Internet

You are already at a disadvantage - you have a Gnome app and KDE in the same
sentence, so you'll likely end up with 2 sets of fat libs and random
supporting processes running.

Most "true" embedded hardware (eg PDAs) that goes down this route get by OK
running QT-embedded and some very light apps. QT is *very* efficient, it's
KDE that adds bloat.

You are more in the middle ground, but personally I would consider not
running something as chunky as KDE or evolution (especially both together).
But I have no hard and fast figures, so it's just an opinion.

What about firefox, thunderbird on a lightweight window manager (ICEWM is
good - it's single process, fast and is impossible to bugger up by a
mis-placed keystroke, unlike Gnome and KDE (you have to run a config editor
or edit the files). Looks like Windows 95, but themeable. I would rate that
as a good start for less support.

OK, firefox isn't that light, but at least your core apps are from the same
suite, so their cumulative impact will be less bad.

Opera might be another choice.

Dunno - hope some of the above helps.

Cheers

Tim

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:59:19 +0100, Tim Southerwood wrote:


> brguruthur@gmail.com wrote:

>> Hi,
>>
>> I like to know if Linux can be made lighter to run a kde like package,
>> a browser, flash, acrobat reader and evolution mail client. Im
>> planning to build pcs with 500Mhz processors and 5 GB hard disk for
>> India and China markets.
>>
>> Im planning for zero user administration on this pc, by offering
>> software updates over the Internet

>You are already at a disadvantage - you have a Gnome app and KDE in the same
>sentence, so you'll likely end up with 2 sets of fat libs and random
>supporting processes running.

oh you poor ****ing baby. I suggest you spend the penny and get
another three meg of ram and another thirty meg of hard drive space.

Hello,

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ should do the job.


Regards,
Markus