sure there are a lot of distros, but IMHO, not so many allow us to get a small enough and recent system to run on small/old computers.
In this way, Bodhi is a good alternative, allowing to run recent softwares on little hardware. As you say, just try to setup normal ubuntu on such a little hardware than 300mhz 128mb of ram, i'm not sure you'll get it running soon as a "usable" computer. Here's a nice way to get a working computer with only the minimal tools needed, without taking many time to build your custom config such as with gentoo like ;) Alex Le samedi 26 mars 2011 à 14:24 -0400, Patricia Campbell a écrit : > why not install enlightenment on ubuntu does anyone else think there > are too many distros... > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Jeff Schallenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry for the double post, but this text got cut off my first one: > > From the Bodhi home page: > > Bodhi is a minimalistic, enlightened, Linux desktop. > > > > http://bodhilinux.com/index.html > > > > It is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and uses the Enlightenment desktop manager. > > > > Enlightenment > > The lightest desktop manager there is. Beautiful, light yet powerful and > > fast. > > > > Minimalist > > Base build comes loaded with only essentials you need to fulfil most needs. > > > > Performance > > System requirements are extremely low making it suitable to older machines. > > 300mhz i386 Processor > > 128megs of RAM > > 1.5g HD space > > > > Customizable > > Enlightenment’s modularity makes the most customizable desktop in existence. > > > > Expandable > > A team committed to making Bodhi the Distro you want. Off and On line > > install assistance for selected apps which have all been tested. > > > > Why are we making Bodhi when there are hundreds of existing Linux distros? > > Is it redundant? Bodhi sets itself apart from other Linux distros due to > > it's use of the Enlightenment desktop. Examining all the Linux distros, you > > will find fewer than a dozen that use Enlightenment. > > > > Why use Bodhi over other "light weight" distros such as LXDE or XFCE? > > Enlightenment-- It is superbly designed, gorgeous and extremely fast on a > > wide variety of hardware. Screen shots do not do it justice. > > > > -- > > - Jeff > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mlug mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
