I have an old Dell Dimension 8250 (120GB hard drive, 256MB RAM) that I've been messing around with Linux on. I previously dual-booted Windows XP with Ubuntu 10.0.4, but recently deleted the Ubuntu partition to change to another distro. I have a Medialink USB Wireless-N adapter for this computer, and I would like a distro that will easily work with this. Ubuntu 10.10 works, but as I'm a bit short on RAM, I need something a little lighter, so I'm trying to install something based on Ubuntu 10.10.
My first choice was Linux Mint, as I'm running Mint 11 on my laptop and love it. I decided to try Mint 11 LXDE first, but although I could run the live CD, any time I tried to install from the CD the computer locked up. The same thing happened with Mint 10 LXDE. During one attempt an error window popped up saying the installer had crashed, but usually the computer simply locks up.
I just attempted to install Lubuntu 10.10 with the same results. I'm new to Linux and I honestly can't think of what could be causing this problem. I should have enough RAM to install from the CD, because I previously installed (and have since deleted) Ubuntu 10.0.4, 10.10, and Linux Mint 9 XFCE without any problems. I'm using the same CD's burned with the same computer as before.
I either need to figure out what's causing the problem with the installers or find a distro that is light enough to run on this computer that works with the wireless adapter. Any suggestions about either of these things are appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
My first choice was Linux Mint, as I'm running Mint 11 on my laptop and love it. I decided to try Mint 11 LXDE first, but although I could run the live CD, any time I tried to install from the CD the computer locked up. The same thing happened with Mint 10 LXDE. During one attempt an error window popped up saying the installer had crashed, but usually the computer simply locks up.
I just attempted to install Lubuntu 10.10 with the same results. I'm new to Linux and I honestly can't think of what could be causing this problem. I should have enough RAM to install from the CD, because I previously installed (and have since deleted) Ubuntu 10.0.4, 10.10, and Linux Mint 9 XFCE without any problems. I'm using the same CD's burned with the same computer as before.
I either need to figure out what's causing the problem with the installers or find a distro that is light enough to run on this computer that works with the wireless adapter. Any suggestions about either of these things are appreciated.
Thanks in advance.