Speed and a new alternative

**danbo** · 06-03-2003

I am a bit tired of the speed of Redhat Linux 8.0 (its a bit slow) so i was thinking of getting linux from a different distro. Can anyone recommend any good distros that i can get for free or very cheaply(has to by bought from UK, i'm not paying customs and excise like i may have to if i buy from outside the UK)

**craig_mcd** · 06-03-2003

Try www.linuxemporium.co.uk.
If you google you can find more sites based in the UK that provide cheap linux distros.
I think there is even one site that only charge for the blank cds plus delivery as a way to promote linux use.

**craig_mcd** · 06-03-2003

Also try www.yourlinux.co.uk, they seem quite cheap.

**metalhedd** · 06-03-2003

Gentoo! www.gentoo.org

its the only distro i'd ever consider using.

**danbo** · 06-04-2003

thx people, i think i will buy mandrake 9.1 off www.yourlinux.co.uk

**heartsmagic** · 06-04-2003

So do you think Mandrake 9.1 will be faster than RH 8.0 ?

**Ice** · 06-04-2003

Its not....
I have madrake 9.1 on one of my computers. Its gets the job done, but it can be slow. I suggest Gentoo also, they seem to have it figured out...

**danbo** · 06-04-2003

what about suse, is that faster?

**gzunk** · 06-06-2003

I'm just interested in what people are talking about speed here - speed for what? X? Games? Compiling stuff? Booting? I'm sure that the hardware you've got in your computer will have a more significant impact on the speed rather than the distro you use.

If anything, ensuring you have a kernel compiled for your particular CPU will give you a boost, rather than a stock i386/i486/Pentium compatible kernel.

**heartsmagic** · 06-06-2003

I agree with gzunk, speed is up to your hardware and which distro you use .so you should compare both of them not just the distro.You can even use linux on a 486...

For a comparison :

I use Red Hat 7.3 on a Pentium 2 300, 160MB Ram.It s not like Concorde but enough for me.

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