You should be able to install ubuntu ok on low memory machines from
the alternate cd

ftp://ftp.ii.net/pub/ubuntu-releases/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso
ftp://ftp.ii.net/pub/ubuntu-releases/7.10/ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso

John La Rooy
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