Which distro to choose?

[MattS]

I have 2 computers I want to install linux on.
One is an old desktop, AMD Duron 800 MHz, 372 MB RAM
The other is a new laptop, Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz, 4 GB RAM
I was wondering what distro to put on them.

The one on the old desktop must be easy to use for a windows user (because my sister will be using it), and must be able to run uncompressed off RAM, but at the end of the session, be able to save to Hard Drive. I have tried puppy linux, but it is too hard to use on both computers.

The laptop's distro must be fast, and run uncompressed off RAM, saving the session, but it can have more features, because I can use up to around 2.5 GB for the uncompressed file system. Also, I use Ubuntu, so I can use a system, as long as it would be easy enough for me to use having used ubuntu for a while.

[GNU-Fan]

Well, make it Ubuntu then

[MASONTX]

On your older computer the ram is a little lite for Ubuntu, but you might try Lubuntu. I don't know which version of Puppy you tried, but the new 5.1 version looks like it should be easy to use. AntiX 8.5 is another good one.

Best thing to do is go to distrowatch.com and search for older computers, then download and try their suggestions. Best of luck, and welcome to the forum.

[MattS]

Well, make it Ubuntu then

Ubuntu is good and I have it booted from RAM but I wanted something uncompressed and something that would save the session at each shutdown.
And I was using puppy 5.1, but the distrowatch idea sounds promising

[MattS]

Oh, by the way.
AMD Duron = i686 processor
latest version of ubuntu uses a kernel not supporting i686.

[Roxoff]

Oh, by the way.
AMD Duron = i686 processor
latest version of ubuntu uses a kernel not supporting i686.

Huh? Every major Linux distribution supports i686. Are you sure you didn't try the 64-bit version by mistake?