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Old 03-11-2016, 12:52 AM   #1
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Question light Linux distro for older pc

Hello!
I want to find Linux distro for older pc..i have allready tried AntiX,Lubuntu, Elive.
I need USB live distro 'couse i want to keep windows but not dual boot.
My pc specs.
Intel Celeron D 331 single core 2.66GHz
Ati radeon X300/X550/x1050 series 128mb
Asrock 775DUAL/VSTA 350W PSU
 
Old 03-11-2016, 01:45 AM   #2
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Check out Porteus or Puppy Linux.
 
Old 03-11-2016, 03:48 AM   #3
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Check out Porteus or Puppy Linux.
I have allready tried them.
Puppy was fast but not that as i expected. And Porteus didn't even boot..so
 
Old 03-11-2016, 06:53 AM   #4
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Can you please list *all* the distros you have already tried, and the reasons you rejected them?
 
Old 03-11-2016, 07:14 AM   #5
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http://www.slitaz.org/en/
 
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Old 03-11-2016, 09:56 AM   #6
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Salix Fluxbox, Slackel Fluxbox, Bunsen Labs, Aptosid, BBQ Debian.

Why I am replying? Just bored during break time.
 
Old 03-11-2016, 10:00 AM   #7
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Hello!
I want to find Linux distro for older pc..i have allready tried AntiX,Lubuntu, Elive.
I need USB live distro 'couse i want to keep windows but not dual boot.
My pc specs.
Intel Celeron D 331 single core 2.66GHz
Ati radeon X300/X550/x1050 series 128mb
Asrock 775DUAL/VSTA 350W PSU
Look at: Newbie alert: 50 Open Source Replacements for Windows XP

Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!
 
Old 03-11-2016, 08:11 PM   #8
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Crux is very lightweight. Just wondering why you rejected lubuntu?
 
Old 03-11-2016, 08:26 PM   #9
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128MB is not much RAM for any contemporary Linux distro.

If Puppy did run satisfactorily, you will have trouble making this machine work unless you can find a way to increase the available RAMs.
 
Old 03-11-2016, 09:04 PM   #10
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128MB is not much RAM for any contemporary Linux distro.

If Puppy did run satisfactorily, you will have trouble making this machine work unless you can find a way to increase the available RAMs.
I think the 128MB is the Ati video card memory. But the way the post is formulated. I can be wrong.
 
Old 03-11-2016, 10:02 PM   #11
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I think the 128MB is the Ati video card memory
Looking at it again, I could well have read it wrong. Thanks.

I did a web search for that machine's specs and could not find clear information about the RAM. I just redid the search and found one link indicating that it might have been a 512MB machine out of the box, which is still awfully light on RAM for a contemporary Linux desktop distro.

OP, please clarify how much RAM that thing has.
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Old 03-11-2016, 10:27 PM   #12
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This is very light:

http://delicate-linux.net
 
Old 03-12-2016, 02:08 AM   #13
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Looking at it again, I could well have read it wrong. Thanks.

I did a web search for that machine's specs and could not find clear information about the RAM. I just redid the search and found one link indicating that it might have been a 512MB machine out of the box, which is still awfully light on RAM for a contemporary Linux desktop distro.

OP, please clarify how much RAM that thing has.
It has 1 stick DDR2 512mb and second stick 1024 mb ram..in sum 1.5GB ram
 
Old 03-12-2016, 02:21 AM   #14
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Allready tried that. It was good
 
Old 03-12-2016, 02:21 AM   #15
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Salix Fluxbox, Slackel Fluxbox, Bunsen Labs, Aptosid, BBQ Debian.

Why I am replying? Just bored during break time.
Tnx..it is helpfull
 
  


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