Just a suggestion from the West Indies. I'm running LinuxMint, latest edition and am well pleased with it. Its based on Ubuntu and is sympathetic to ignoramuses like me. Richard
On 9 October 2010 08:59, John Carlyle-Clarke <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27/09/10 17:02, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: > >> On 27/09/10 16:52, Natalie Hooper wrote: >> >>> Seems like ArchLinux is great for old hardware but not really suitable >>> for >>> my spanking new hardware ;-) >>> >>> >> I run it on old and new hardware, and it works well on both ;) >> >>> Having said that, I'm also looking to change my Linux distro on my Dell >>> netbook - currently, I've got Ubuntu but I find it bloated so I've been >>> looking at Jolicloud and PuppyLinux, as well as Ubuntu Netbook edition of >>> course, but should ArchLinux be a candidate as well? My Dell netbook is >>> "old" for a netbook, as I bought it the second month Dell ever did >>> netbooks >>> and of course, netbooks aren't really powerful to start with (compared to >>> current laptops) so I guess ArchLinux might be suitable for it, assuming >>> it >>> copes well with the netbook environment (can I install it from a USB >>> stick >>> for instance?). >>> >> >> Sure you can! >> >> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_from_a_USB_flash_drive >> >> Another one to watch is http://crunchbanglinux.org/ which is currently >> making a transition from an Ubuntu remix to a Debian-based distro. The last >> release was really nice, but it's quite old now, and the transition is >> delaying the new release quite a bit. >> >> > I just discovered http://archbang.org which reminded me of this thread. > The nice thing about Archlinux is that the base is so minimal that it lends > itself to these remixes. > > "ArchBang is a simple GNU/Linux distribution which provides you with a > lightweight Arch Linux system combined with the Openbox Window Manager. > Suitable for both desktop and portable systems -- It is fast, stable, and > always up to date. You can customise your install to suit your needs, and > draw on the vast resources & knowledge of the Arch Linux community < > http://archlinux.org/>. The download <http://archbang.org/download> page > has links to both 32 & 64 bit versions, bootable as a live CD / USB -- > allowing you to easily test it out before doing a full install." > > There's also http://chakra-project.org/ which is a cutting-edge > KDE/Archlinux distro that offers both a live CD and an installer. > > If the idea of finishing an installer at a shell prompt is a bit scary, but > the other parts of Archlinux sound good, then why not try one of the above? > > > -- > Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
