Minimal support for PC with 64 MB of RAM
Some old computers have less than 256 MB of RAM, sometimes as low as 64 MB.
These computers may be recycled with a fresh Ubuntu install.
They can be used for internet/
Ubuntu should give minimal support for such use cases, even if the official Ubuntu distribution targets computers with more than 256 MB.
According to the official ubuntu documentation, it should even install on 32MB !!! (as of 2008-06-07)
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Related bugs
| Bug #176562: Config fails in low memory machine (64MB) | Won't Fix |
| Bug #202959: [hardy] generating locales stalls on 64mb ram | Confirmed |
Sprints
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Schools and other associations are collecting old hardware for their simple needs.
These computers have less than 256 MB of RAM, sometimes as low as 64 MB.
They run some old operating system as Windows 98 or similar.
Such obsolete OS are unsupported, and they have poor support for USB devices, etc...
Ubuntu is a good GNU/Linux choice because it is easier to deploy and has many packages available.
I've installed Xubuntu 7.10 and 8.04 successfully on these systems.
But it was not a breeze. I encounter some bugs (see bugs linked) and i've found little support on which package to remove and how.
Some other blueprints for low memory systems:
Warn a user that it is a silly idea to try the LiveCD with an old computer.
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Remove unneeded packages and services.
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