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tjd58 · 02-09-2016, 01:02 PM

Looking for a Linux distro that works well with a Pentium 4 650 processor:
* needs to stream well on internet

NGIB · 02-09-2016, 01:42 PM

Go to Distrowatch and use the search criteria "old computers". I suspect one of the lighter distros will suit you best. Streaming is more a factor of the video system vs the CPU...

ondoho · 02-10-2016, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tjd58

* needs to stream well on internet

a very ambiguous demand.
do you mean actual internet, or browser?
adobe flash on a 10 years old machine? no, no.
direct streaming via e.g. youtube-dl and mpv? much more likely.

read NGIB's signature.

rokytnji · 02-10-2016, 08:18 AM

I stream well using smtube on a old Panasonic CF-48 and a IBM Z60M laptop. My savage graphics IBM T23 laptop pukes on video streams though.

Graphics chips and ram info also determine how well things work out. So this thread is woefully lacking lots of info for a informed answer.

rokytnji · 02-10-2016, 08:25 AM

Maybe try

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ts-4175571842/

or

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ts-4175557652/

for grins also.

rokytnji · 02-10-2016, 08:50 AM

Heh heh. Look at what I just found.

I need to try this out on my IBM t23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHdV_a_QAa8

DavidMcCann · 02-10-2016, 11:30 AM

This computer has an AMD Sempron, no graphics card, and is 11 years old. I can watch youtube videos so long as I use flash rather than html5 and stick to a lightweight browser (the pre-Chrome Opera rather than Firefox). Use a light GUI: Xfce or Mate (LXDE can be a pain to configure). AntiX MX or Salix for Xfce, Salix or PCLinuxOS for Mate are all good.

Seneka77 · 02-10-2016, 01:20 PM

You can try Puppy wary linux http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Wary
Cheers!

frankbell · 02-10-2016, 09:26 PM

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Looking for a Linux distro that works well with a Pentium 4 650 processor

How much RAM do you have? That is the single most important variable left out of your original question.

tjd58 · 02-12-2016, 10:24 AM

My video card is a Leadtek 9400 GT 1024 MB
I am running 4MB of RAM

DavidMcCann · 02-12-2016, 11:19 AM

I'd say you can run anything on that. The only bottleneck is the CPU and avoiding Firefox will help there: few other things are CPU intensive (well, video editing...) Have a look at Linux Mint and PCLinuxOS: both very good and easy for beginners, and one or the other should take your fancy.

Emerson · 02-12-2016, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tjd58

My video card is a Leadtek 9400 GT 1024 MB
I am running 4MB of RAM

I recommend DOS, Windows 3.10 max with 4 MB of RAM.

ondoho · 02-13-2016, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tjd58

My video card is a Leadtek 9400 GT 1024 MB

an oldish nvidia clone? should run well enough for your demands. installing the proprietary driver might be less than trivial. iirc, the graphical tools that *buntu and mint use, doesn't recognize these older cards properly. manual ( = command line) setup likely to be required.

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I am running 4MB of RAM

let's just assume you mean 4GB.
no problems there, that's plenty for any linux distro.

tjd58 · 02-13-2016, 11:27 PM

My mistake....I am running 4 GB of RAM

tjd58 · 02-22-2016, 12:25 PM

Since it was recommended to stay away from Firefox web browser; what browser would anyone recommend?

I have burned to CD the following and will give it a try:
Linux Mint 17.3 Mate 32 bit .iso
I am hoping this distro will handle my streaming needs on my old processor Pentium 4 650

Thank you for your help.