[clug-talk] Linux distro for older laptop?

[Cameron Nikitiuk]

WHy not use something like Slack or debian.

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> Behalf Of Shawn
> Sent: January 29, 2005 7:04 PM
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> 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
> 
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