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Well my XP is running extremely slow on my old computer. I am searching for some good Linux Distros but they seem confusing. I'm confused because I need gnome or ...
- 08-17-2008 #1Just Joined!
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Help me pick a distro
Well my XP is running extremely slow on my old computer. I am searching for some good Linux Distros but they seem confusing. I'm confused because I need gnome or kde which is confusing. I was hoping you can choose one for me. The computer is just for minor we browsing, not much more. It has a 667Mhz processor and 384MB Ram. I want to install it on the HDD too.
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667 MHz isn't going to get you very far. I'd probably choose a distro that doesn't use much CPU. Not sure what that would be.
- 08-17-2008 #3Linux Engineer
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I always recommend Debian.
- 08-18-2008 #4Linux Newbie
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Try Puppy Linux or Vector Linux.
- 08-18-2008 #5Blackfooted Penguin
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+1 for Debian. Any distro should work as long as you use a lightweight environment e.g. XFCE, Fluxbox and ICEWM.
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Originally Posted by daark.child 
That would be the key point here, as your need something that will run on your computer. Debian would be a good start, as its not overly complex to learn, if you are looking for ease of use, Ubuntu might be a choice, but you would need to customise it heavily to get it to run properly.
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