Hi, On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Terry Cole wrote:
I am new to Linux and have purchased the SuSE 6.2 kit.
A wise decision :) Welcome aboard.
I have installed (Clean setup) on 486 / 16MB / 1.2GB HDD / Trident 512KB video. Set up X windows. Configuration menu's in Xwin are too big and cannot see the bottom buttons. System very slow. Installed Star Office and impossible to use as software is so slow.
I surely believe that! This machine makes a nice print server or router, but do note expect a wonder! 16 MB on a 486 are way to few resources for X, let alone StarOffice!
Set up on my home computer. P233 / 96MB/ 4.3GB HDD / S3 - S375 video. Install was much quicker but runs slow. Installed Star Office and is still impossible to use as software is so slow. I have set up HP printer OK. I have set up Modem OK and connect to the net via wvdial then netscape. Netscape still slow but usable.
We are keen to learn and use Linux in our High School (I am the IT Technician), but at this speed it is no go.
Hmm, this machine should run fine! At least is has enough memory. Did you do a full install? Try to disable some of the services. Also have a look at xosview. Is the box swapping already? Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer 90443 Nuernberg, Germany -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/