Re: [libreoffice-users] what version of LO would work on a really old system?

Hey Guys.  I found two 512MB memory sticks.  It now gives me about 800MB 
after the shared video memory.

Did you know that the Ubuntu repositories do not install LO Math with 
LO?  Found that out about an hour ago.


On 02/23/2018 03:40 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Yeh, the KDE people put a serious amount of work into it a lot lighter and
> faster. Initially i only tried it out for a laugh but i was quite
> flabergasted at how phenomenally slick it had become.
> Regards from
> a Tom :)
>
>
>
> On 23 February 2018 at 18:11, David Burleigh <david.burleigh@gmx.com> wrote:
>
> > It's interesting to hear of Kubuntu working well on an old machine.
> > When I last tried using it a few years ago, Nepumuk and Aconadi bogged
> > it down so much that it became unusable.
> > On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 16:42 +0000, Tom Davies wrote:
> > > Hi :)
> > > Would Gnome Office (ie Abiword and Gnumeric) be better?
> > >
> > > Also last time i tried distro-hopping on 'old' machines i found that
> > > Kubuntu was much faster and lighter-weight than even Lubuntu and
> > > Xubuntu.
> > > There was a ton of stuff to figure out and apps etc to add o really
> > > get the
> > > most out of it but the default set-up looks really swish and is very
> > > usable.  Perhaps best to let the new owner enjoy their own voyage of
> > > discovery.  Kubuntu uses a different office suite and i found that
> > > so light
> > > and fast that i didn't bother to try out LibreOffice on it.
> > > KOffice/Calligra uses the same file-formats as LibreOffice.
> > >
> > > Regards from
> > > a Tom :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 23 February 2018 at 14:43, M Henri Day <mhenriday@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > 2018-02-23 3:02 GMT+01:00 Tim-L <webmaster@krackedpress.com>:
> > > >
> > > > > I am getting an old HP desktop, that originally WinXP, ready to
> > > > > give
> > > > away.
> > > > > It has 64-bit AMD 3300+ CPU, 512MB ram, and only 160GB
> > > > > drive.  It was an
> > > > > original Windows XP 32-bit OS system on a 64-bit hardware. Since
> > > > > it needs
> > > > > ALL of the old user's info removed, and XP OS "damaged", It was
> > > > > better to
> > > > > just make it a Linux system - for security reasons.
> > > > >
> > > > > I just installed Ubuntu MATE 16.04 64-bit on it.  Their specs
> > > > > stated
> > > > > 32-bit would be best but the system keeps failing due a SIS630
> > > > > "module
> > > > > missing".
> > > > >
> > > > > So with these specs, what is the newest version of LO you would
> > > > > install?
> > > > > With this low RAM, it may not be able to handle the newest
> > > > > versions. As I
> > > > > type this, the old system is now in the "software updating"
> > > > > cycle.  So,
> > > > it
> > > > > is installing the newest LO that is in Ubuntu 16.04's
> > > > > repository.
> > > > >
> > > > > To be honest, this system is a little old for my needs, but for
> > > > > a free
> > > > > giveaway system [HP desktop, keyboard, mouse, and a HP "square"
> > > > > 15 inch
> > > > > monitor], I do not have any parts to upgrade it and do not want
> > > > > to buy
> > > > any
> > > > > hardware for it.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, what is the newest version I can install without and
> > > > > problems?.
> > > > Tim, if you've managed to successfully install 64-bit Ubuntu MATE
> > > > 16.04 on
> > > > this system, you should be able to install and run any version of
> > > > LO - why
> > > > not take the latest, 6.0.1 (or 6.0.2 to which LO just updated
> > > > itself via
> > > > the PPA om my Linux box) ? The only thing I'd recommend beyond
> > > > this would
> > > > be installing a bit more RAM. Even if you've made clear that you
> > > > don't wish
> > > > to buy any hardware for it, you should be able to obtain some used
> > > > DDR-2
> > > > sticks, which the motherboard is almost certain to support, for
> > > > next to
> > > > nothing, which would make a great deal of difference in how you
> > > > experience
> > > > the computer (the system requirements for 64-bit LO 6.0.1 are
> > > > listed as 256
> > > > MB RAM, with 512 MB recommended)....
> > > >
> > > > Henri
> > > >
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