WattOS 4 is a re-spin of Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) which will install in 3GB of disk apace and run in 192MB of RAM.

As a live CD it's fast enough to be usable, rather than just serving as a demonstration. The installer can be run from the live session or at boot-up (advisable if you have less than 256MB). It gives you the chance to install proprietary drivers, codecs, and updates. The installed system boots rapidly into an attractive desktop.

In addition to the programs mentioned above, you get Abiword and Gnumeric. All the programs worked well, the only problem being that Fotoxx displayed its .html help file in a text editor rather than a browser. Media playback was excellent. The one program from the WattOS team is a control panel: at last an LXDE distro where you can configure font rendering. The installation of new software from the Ubuntu repository is handled with Synaptic (lighter than the Ubuntu tool). I tested it by installing bum (to control system services) and all went well.