On Sunday 17 April 2016 22:08:20 Felix Miata wrote: > Markos composed on 2016-04-17 17:22 (UTC): > > I can use this machine only on Sunday mornings. > > > > I will do these tests on next Sunday. > > > > But using this message, do you suggest any Linux distribution, based on > > Debian, which would be a good alternative to install on this machine? > > Nothing I wrote was meant to imply Jessie was an inappropriate distro > choice. Rather, Gnome3 is more demanding than your hardware was designed to > support. So, (optionally) removing gnome-desktop, and installing any other > desktop is what I would try first. Several less demanding options are > available. My preference is overwhelmingly TDE, regardless of hardware > capability. > > https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/DebianInstall#For_Jessie_.28Debian_8.x.29 > has TDE installation instructions. The home page link there will provide > better description than I can offer. > > > This desktop will beused in educational environment. > > > > Any suggestion? > > Unless your 160GB disk installation unusually constrained your / partition > size, you can install multiple desktop environments, try each, then simply > continue using whichever turns out to be your favorite, optionally removing > the others. > > https://wiki.debian.org/DesktopEnvironment lists Debian's primary desktop > options. If you've been a Gnome user in the past, Mate may turn out to be > your preference. > > Alternatively, if switching to another distro is your wish, Edubuntu might > turn out to be an ideal choice. > https://www.edubuntu.org/
I would second everything that Felix has said. Gnome does not sound suitable, and I would second the suggestion of trying several other desktops, but be sure to include TDE and MATE. You don't say what age group you are intending to educate. FWIW, I personally have used Debian with TDE (and its precursor KDE3) for ages from 3 to 83. So far, they all love it, and find it enjoyable. It is very configurable, which makes it ideal IMHO, since it can be adapted to suit the individual and/or circumstances. Lisi
