how long should installation take

[nadtribble]

Hello
Just wondering how long installation should take for linux. I have an old pentium II laptop with 3.3GB hard drive and 256 ram. I'm guessing that ubuntu is to big for it and I've tried kubuntu and xubuntu but kept getting I/O errors during installation. I also tried Knoppix. It goes through all the installation properly and than I get a blank screen, and it does nothing. Went on for about an hour before I gave up. (I assumed the comp. was still doing something cause the light was goin, but it wasn't reading the disk anymore) This laptop is about 8 years old. I just want to use it for watching videos online and facebook games.lol. Is there another distro I should be using. Just not that familiar with installing operating systems. and wondering if it would take a couple of hours on my machine?
thanx
nadtribble

[MikeTbob]

Generally, you should be done in 30 minutes to one hour, it depends on the machine, which distro you are installing and a few other factors.
Take a peek at this link for older hardware. You'll do okay with that machine with the right distro.
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/cof...re-2010-a.html

[yancek]

What processor do you have, 1Ghz is the minimum recommended for Ubuntu and I expect Kubuntu and Xubuntu would be the same/similar. Also, 1GB RAM is recommended. See the link for Ubuntu HW requirements:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...emRequirements

I'd suggest using a smaller OS. You can go to distrowatch to start checking for smaller Linux distros or just google it.

[nadtribble]

so from your link miketbob, I decided to go with crux 2.6 linux, however everything goes well untill i get to a login and password. what do i put in?

[Hal343]

I just installed AntiX 8.5-486 on a Compaq Armada with a PIII and 128 M ram. I would recommend it for your laptop.

[Hal343]

Put in a username and a password that is fairly complex, but reasonably easy to remember.

[nadtribble]

its acting like the login and password are already set and i don't know how to change it

[Hal343]

If you are running from a Live CD they are already set. The home website should tell you what they are. You will be able to set your own on installation.

[coopstah13]

don't get your hopes up on watching video with the p2, you might be OK with SD quality stuff

[hazel]

its acting like the login and password are already set and i don't know how to change it

Log in as root. As far as I can remember (I'm a Crux user too but it's a good while since I installed), there is no root password during installation so you can just press return.