Customised Install for older Pentium 4

[Opera Rocks!]

Hello,

I have an old Pentium 4 computer and am looking to install a fast, stable and supported operating system.

Also, with this distro I really want to be able to do acustomised install where I can pick and choose everything that is installed or not installed?

Ideally, it would be the basic desktop with just a couple of programs.

I definitely want to install using a graphic interface.

Can anyone recommend such a beast?

Cheers,

Paul.

[elija]

Vector Linux might fit the bill, but with a pentium 4 if you have at least 256 mb ram; most distros may be OK if you avoid the really big distros

[Opera Rocks!]

Vector Linux might fit the bill, but with a pentium 4 if you have at least 256 mb ram; most distros may be OK if you avoid the really big distros

Thanks Elija,

Do you know if Vector allows me to pick and choose what to install?

My computer is a Williamet based Pentium 4 running at 1.4Ghz and 256Mb Ram.

Regards,

Paul.

[MikeTbob]

Vector linux is very small and lightweight, after installing it, you can add/remove whatever you like. I have just about the same specs that you have, and I have used almost every distro under the stars. Some work well.......some don't.

[Opera Rocks!]

Vector linux is very small and lightweight, after installing it, you can add/remove whatever you like. I have just about the same specs that you have, and I have used almost every distro under the stars. Some work well.......some don't.

Hey Mike,

Which desktop/Windows Manager would you say is the 'easiest' to learn?

Or is that like asking is it easier to learn French or Italian? i.e. depends on the person.

Anyhow, I'm going to download Vector Linux and give it a try.

Their Website is down at the moment so I'll do it tomorrow.

Thanks again,

Paul.

[MikeTbob]

Like you said, it really depends on the person......I mostly use KDE 3.5.9 or Xfce4. Xfce4 is not quiet as big as KDE and seems to run a little bit faster than KDE.

[elija]

XFCE all the way for me too, failing that Gnome which just goes to show that like distros if you ask two people what they prefer you will get three answers!

[edit]The vector site seems to be ok[/edit]

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

Arch, Debian, and Gentoo would be good options if you want to choose what to install. They each give you the base-system, then you choose what to install after that.

Debian might be the most "new user friendly" of the three, if that matters.

Best of luck with your efforts.