09-26-2011
A common situation is for a new user to install Ubuntu on a crummy old computer, and proceed 5 minutes into install, before the Ubuntu installer throws its toys out of the pram, filling the screen with cryptic messages and leaving the computer unbootable. User decides "linux sucks" and sticks the XP cd back in to reformat. I don't blame them -- it's not unreasonable to expect a Linux distribution to be able to run on a computer that could run Windows XP.
It's not about limited memory, it's about the assumption of unlimited memory. An installer built to run in 32 megs can run in 1024 megs, but not vice versa.
The installer doesn't even warn them, either.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
gpe-question
GPE-QUESTION(1) gpe-question GPE-QUESTION(1)
NAME
gpe-question - GPE interface for asking questions from shell scripts.
SYNOPSIS
gpe-question [---icon] name {--question "Question text"} {--buttons icon1:text1} [icon2:text2 ...]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.
gpe-question provides dialogues to raise a question within the GPE Palmtop Environment with cancel and ok buttons.
OPTIONS
--question STRING
The question to ask the user via the dialogue.
--buttons type:label
The type and label of the button(s) to be shown. Repeat for additional buttons.
EXAMPLES
gpe-question "test" --question "Do you want to check first?" --buttons YES:yes NO:no
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> for the Debian(TM) system (but may be used by others). Permission is
granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version
published by the Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
AUTHOR
Moray Allen
Author.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007 Neil Williams
Debian 1 January 16, 2007 GPE-QUESTION(1)