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08-04-2003, 07:17 PM
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsboro, North Carolina
Distribution: Ubuntu,DSL
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vector or peanut
I have a 486,100mhz, 2, 500mb hds,32 ram. Which of these two will work best for me. First Linux install! Thanks
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08-04-2003, 09:54 PM
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
Distribution: Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04)
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Vector linux (which is based on slackware).
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08-05-2003, 11:56 AM
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Location: Montreal
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jatt_thugz
Vector linux (which is based on slackware).
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Just a note... Peanut linux is also based on slackware  |
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08-05-2003, 04:07 PM
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Distribution: Debian/other
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Hi alb
If your thinking in terms of using a GUI with those specs - the machine, if it runs at all, will only crawl along - you could try running in a lighter mode though.
You could always have a look through Distrowatch to see if there's any other distros - (just an idea)
Click here to go to Distrowatch |
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08-05-2003, 04:15 PM
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsboro, North Carolina
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I have learned I can't use kde or gnome but icewm may work ok. I know vector has icewm set as default desktop.
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08-05-2003, 04:22 PM
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Registered: Jun 2003
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Just an idea - you could always try both - YourLinux.com sells an array of distributions for next to nothing - Vector £2, Peanut £2
www.yourlinux.com |
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