https://www.archlinux.org/ https://www.ubuntu.com/core http://www.tinycorelinux.net/
Really, I'd go for arch. The install isn't that big of a deal really. And you get exactly what you want. If you do ubuntu core you can use snaps to install what you need... On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:53 AM W7DAL <w7...@comcast.net> wrote: > Works fine with Linux Mint. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On May 21, 2019, at 8:06 AM, Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Atom 550 is basic 2010-ish 64-bit x86-64 low end CPU. As such it should > > work with any mainstream modern distribution. Be it Fedora, Ubuntu, > Debian, > > openSuSE, .... In no particular order. > > > > It is probably going to be very sluggish by any contemporary measure. > And, > > it does not support modern virtualization and does not support AES > > instructions if you want to use it for anything to do with encryption > > (networking, storage, etc.) > > > > Hope it helps, > > -T > > > >> On Mon, May 20, 2019, 19:30 Michael Barnes <barnmich...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> I got an SSD for this beast, now waiting on a power cord. In the > meantime, > >> trying to decide on what distribution I want to load. I was originally > >> going to go with CentOS, but not sure if that is doable on this Atom > >> processor. I saw a recommendation for Puppy Linux, but Puppy became very > >> confusing very fast. Once installed, this will run headless. No GUI or > >> anything is necessary. Just need basic network stuff like dhcp, ntp, > gpsd, > >> and maybe a lightweight webserver for some static pages and possible > file > >> downloads. It will not be connected to the Internet, just a local LAN. > >> > >> (Yes, I've used a RaspberryPi for this in the past. I just want to use > this > >> box this time.) > >> > >> I appreciate your suggestions. > >> > >> Michael > >> _______________________________________________ > >> PLUG mailing list > >> PLUG@pdxlinux.org > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug