WHy not use something like Slack or debian. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Shawn > Sent: January 29, 2005 7:04 PM > To: CLUG talk > Subject: [clug-talk] Linux distro for older laptop? > > > I'm looking for a decent distro to put onto an older laptop (Acer > TravelMate > 512DX), with only a 4GB drive. The target system will be used > for software > development, so will need a development environment. It should > also have a > graphical interface, but doesn't strictly need KDE or Gnome > (though the base > files might be needed for some of the development tools - KDevelop for > instance). The disto should be pretty lean, but still robust enough to > handle the above tasks. > > Thus far, we've tried Suse 9.2, VidaLinux (install failed), and > Ubuntu (Live > CD - networking problems with it). We'll keep trying things over the > weekend, but maybe someone will have suggestions for another disto well > suited for this laptop? (NOTE: This is NOT a call for a distro war.. > <grins>) > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Shawn > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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