Which one Which One

[wildgene]

Hey guys my parents gave me a crappy computer and i want to put linux on it... the problem is i dont know which ones will run on it. I just want one that i can surf the internet with like Ubuntu. Heres the specs on my comp.
1.6 ghz processor
256 ram
nvidia 5200
and i hav a dvd drive

Now i tried to boot to te xubuntu Live cd and for some reason it just freezes....Please help me choose one like i said i wanna surf the internet on it and maybe run a ventrilo server.

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

Take a look at the link in my signature for lots of good information on getting started with Linux. In addition, here's a poll that might help regarding favorite distributions for older computer hardware:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/cof...-hardware.html

Have fun with Linux!

oz

[pavlo_7]

I would recommend INSERT Linux:
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It's a 60MB Live CD (10 times smaller than Knoppix ) which should fit in your RAM and let you surf the Internet.

[wildgene]

yo guys thanks alot ima look at them all i saw the poll and ppl likes DSL so ima see that first then insert

[Freston]

That is NOT a crappy computer, it's better than mine

I would recommend adding a little RAM to it though. I have 512MB, and that is enough for many distro's. You have more choice then. As I said, I have a crappier machine than you, and I've been able to spice it up pretty good using Linux

[wildgene]

hahah nice well u see i was told that u need the ram sticks to be the same so ill prob get 1 gb stick orelse i would just add a 512 and be happy lol because i would iave 512 + 256 + 128(hav that layin around)

[Oxygen]

Those specs will run modern Linux distributions. Depends what the processor actually is. I had a 1.9Ghz Intel Pentium 4 that got it's ass sorely kicked by the 1.6Ghz AMD Athlon XP I had after.