On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:34:01 +0100 "Russell L. Harris" <[email protected]> wrote:
> * G. Wade Johnson <[email protected]> [100814 14:49]: > > On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:01:29 -0500 > > Mike Flannigan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/26/2010 7:28 AM, Mike Flannigan wrote: > > > > > > > > I would like to get any flavor of Linux installed > > > > to my older-generation computer. I have 2 > > > > old computers: > > > > x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 AT/AT Compatible 130,596 KB Ram > > > > Intel (R) 4 CPU 1400 MHz 130,352 KB Ram > > There are a few distributions that give you a lot more control on > > the installation. But, I wouldn't recommend them unless you are > > pretty Linux-savvy already: Slackware, Gentoo. You could try > > Debian, but it's the basis for Ubuntu and not nearly as friendly, > > so I would probably recommend against it. > > As a Debian user since the year 2000, I would beg to differ, Wade. > > Over the past decade, Debian has become about the most user-friendly > of all Linux distributions. And in many cases, the installation is > all but automatic. So now you can have your Kate, and Edith, too. I'll bow to your experience on this one. Mine is based on running the stable release from a few years ago. Everything seemed to be out of date and a bit awkward. Several people suggested I could fix all that by running the unstable release. But, I prefer to have a stable release for my main OS. It's probably been 4 years since I did that, so I'll allow Debian has probably improved. Thanks for the info. G. Wade -- I know I'm on the right track when by deleting code I'm adding functionality. -- John Carter _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston Website: http://houston.pm.org/
