View Poll Results: What is your favorite Linux distribution for older/weaker hardware?
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Damn Small Linux (DSL)
11 20.00% -
Puppy
13 23.64% -
Arch
2 3.64% -
Debian
10 18.18% -
Slackware
4 7.27% -
Vector
4 7.27% -
Zenwalk
2 3.64% -
Other ( Please specify )
9 16.36%
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I vote for puppy though I've only used the live cd. I was able to remove the disk from the drive and run puppy from the RAM....
- 01-31-2009 #11Just Joined!
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I vote for puppy though I've only used the live cd. I was able to remove the disk from the drive and run puppy from the RAM.
- 02-07-2009 #12Just Joined!
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Slackware-very smooth and much stabler then any other minimal systems I've tried, and it runs like a dream on newer systems. Not to mention that SLAX is the best live distro I've tried, and I've tried a few.
- 02-08-2009 #13Linux Guru
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Puppy (at least 2.01 SM) has one major advantage over other distros incl. DSL when it comes to older hardware: it doesn't try to detect the hardware, but rather burdens the user to supply the details, then allows you the save the setting back to the CD when you get it all working.
Why is this an advantage? How many times have you tried to load a live CD on a computer just to have it lock up in the hardware detection phase? I've had that happen over a dozen times, some computers just will not set up correctly when configuring automatically. I have always been able to run puppy with full hardware support (after manual configuration) on machines where every other live desktop linux distro has failed to boot (even in failsafe).
Sure there are some "recovery" distros that always assume vesa video, no sound, and maybe basic networking support, but those are not what I call desktop distros and not what I'm referencing. Though not really the easiest to use, Puppy has always been reliable when and where I needed it to be.
- 03-18-2009 #14
I favor Tiny Me.
Charles
ASUS EEE Box B202, Atom 270 1,6GHz, 1 GB, HDD 80GB, XP-SP3 / PinguyOS
Asus EEE PC 901 with Bodhi-Linux
- 03-22-2009 #15Just Joined!
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it is antiX
- 04-21-2009 #16
Debian requires very little punch by default, so I'd say it's great for new and old hardware. Quite a few people have switched from Xubuntu to pure Debian due to the fact of it being light on resources.
- 05-07-2009 #17Linux Guru
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For older hardware I like Gentoo because it can be tailored for only the components that you have, leaving out everything else.
Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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- 05-07-2009 #20Linux User
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Blueflops if its really old.
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