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10-18-2005 #1
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Best App for my System
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10-18-2005 #2
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Ubuntu requires quite a bit but it is extremely easy to install and configure...you will probably want a slimmed down distro for that box, but the specs are not really that bad. Debian and gentoo both have really minimal installs and great package management systems for easy installation of applications. Gentoo is extremely customized by default...Ubuntu is Debian so you will not be that far off if you go ahead and take sarge...
Distro doesn't really matter as much as which window manager or desktop environment you use when considering performance. If you really want to see a difference stay away from gnome or kde...you could try fluxbox, blackbox, or enlightenment--in my opinion--the best of the light wms.
Plus your specs are not really that low...My wife's computer runs ubuntu with very similar specs quite well; however, its not the fastest that could be put on the box, but its what she is comfortable with...
If you want extreme speed check out damnsmalllinux, the entire distro is only 50mb, it really flies...plus is it debian so you can use the apt-get package management system.
I've also had good luck with Vector and even vanilla Slackware on older systems...check out distrowatch, your specs aren't bad, and with a light wm I'm willing to bet you could run pretty much anything...Operating System: GNU Emacs
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10-19-2005 #3
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You might also want to check out ArchLinux:
http://www.archlinux.org/
You install a minimal base system, then install only the software you need via pacman. Fast, and easy!
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10-19-2005 #4
Slackware or Zenwalk may be good for your system. You will have to be ready to learn the inner-workings though if you want to use one of those.
BryanLooking for a distro? Look here.
"There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience." - Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason)
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10-19-2005 #5
why would you use a slimed-down linux distro on his pc?
me thinks maybe FC4, that will run on your pc. You could try SuSe, but i cant give you any details on it as i havent tried it myself.
slackware would run like lightning, but it doesnt have the 2.6 kernel by default. However, that does not mean that it is not available on the net or one of the install cds."Time has more than one meaning, and is more than one dimension" - /.unknown
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