smaller linux distros

[PontiacGT]

I'm going to be putting linux on an old laptop with not much memory or HD space, what are some small sized OS that work well?

I already know of Damn small linux, what other ones are small but still cool? (DSL was a little too ghetto for me)

[carlosponti]

puppy Linux is a small one too. its supposed to fit on a thumb drive. you will just have to peruse through distro watch for a lightweight distro.

[darkrose0510]

There's Feather Linux too.

[arochester]

Check out "Small or lightweight distributions for use with older machines" on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...older_machines

How much Hard Disk space and RAM do you have? Puppy Linux is OK

[oz]

Arch Linux can be small too, if you go with the basic system and a small DE or WM, but if you don't like command line configuration, you probably won't like Arch:

http://www.archlinux.org/

oz

[PontiacGT]

thanks for the suggestions.

I have only been on his laptop once or twice and I don't remember the exact specs but I know they were TINY. I'll have to check again when I get my hands on it, but for some reason I seem to remeber like an insanely small hard drive, and I'm sure the memory is as depressing (for sure less than 5 GB and probably 128mb or less if I had to take a blind guess).

Ozar-I for sure want to stay away from the complicated command line systems as I'm completely new to this.

[misfitpierce]

I think xubuntu is the cut down version of ubuntu and ubuntu is great so i'd say look into that.

quote from website " It is lighter on system requirements and tends to be more efficient than Ubuntu with GNOME or KDE, since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware. "

http://www.xubuntu.com

[tagginannie]

puppy Linux is a small one too. its supposed to fit on a thumb drive. you will just have to peruse through distro watch for a lightweight distro.

Hi just joined and saw this thread and I have to add my two cents to tell you I tried Puppy it is a good distro but if you do try it do so at your own risk. There is only one one account and that is root, there are no other accounts and you don't even have to log in to preform tasks that require root access.

Suzy

[netstrider]

My personal favourite amongst the smaller distributions is Austrumi, lightning fast and it uses the Enlightenment desktop environment...it's just super! All for 50 MB

[weknowtheworld]

How about Puppy Linux .It is a good one too...