need a multimedia distro for typical window users.
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need a multimedia distro for typical window users.
I require a distro which comes with all the media codecs and can play DVDs.
It doesnt matter if it is an unofficial one.
Something not too heavy since I want it for a laptop 1.5GHz with 256RAM.
Thank you OneBuck for your suggestion, but I am bandwidth poor (only 1 Gb per month).
My own system is Debian and I installed the w32codecs package by hand (only 1 package and no dependencies ). I think I will have to try something similar. I have the Kubuntu 8.04 cd but its such a bloat. It is so slow in loading and accesses cd even if you click the menu button !!! So never got a chance to see if it has the required codecs.
Thank you OneBuck for your suggestion, but I am bandwidth poor (only 1 Gb per month).
My own system is Debian and I installed the w32codecs package by hand (only 1 package and no dependencies ). I think I will have to try something similar. I have the Kubuntu 8.04 cd but its such a bloat. It is so slow in loading and accesses cd even if you click the menu button !!! So never got a chance to see if it has the required codecs.
1 Gb/mo is rather limiting. I would use that in just a few days. I'm sure you can find a source for Linux distributions CDs in India.
How about checking 'Linux User Groups' world list for a local user group in India. Most would be glad to assist you.
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). I think I will have to try something similar. I have the Kubuntu 8.04 cd but its such a bloat. It is so slow in loading and accesses cd even if you click the menu button !!! So never got a chance to see if it has the required codecs.
