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Old 09-20-2008, 10:35 PM   #1
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Which is the lighter Linux os?????


please suggest me which is the lighter linux that can have office, webbrowsing etc basic tools....
 
Old 09-20-2008, 10:38 PM   #2
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Please DO NOT use yellow colored text
lighter than WHAT
the smallest is "Damn Small Linux"
 
Old 09-20-2008, 10:46 PM   #3
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ahh my eyes they burn.
 
Old 09-20-2008, 11:24 PM   #4
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Since it's a dumb question anyway, allow me to rant a bit. Youer actual question is, "Which is the lightest distribution. An OS is the lowest level of interface between the computer and the end user; consisting of the kernel, and maybe a few other things like X, compilers, possibly even glibc. I irritates the heck out of me when illiterate people suggest that Debian, Redhat, Slackware, etc. are competing OSes. They are all GNU/Linux OSes ... competing distributions.
 
Old 09-21-2008, 03:48 AM   #5
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Can't read it ... can't answer.
 
Old 09-21-2008, 04:08 AM   #6
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God my eyes.....
 
Old 09-21-2008, 04:35 AM   #7
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My answer's written in invisible ink below:


Or you could try Zenwalk.
 
Old 09-21-2008, 04:43 AM   #8
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Puppy is pretty light, I'm using it on a 380mhz laptop with 192mb of RAM.


Mine really is in invisible ink.
 
Old 09-21-2008, 05:28 AM   #9
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[QUOTE=rickh;3286936]Since it's a dumb question anyway, allow me to rant a bit.

Do you feel better after that, I hear it is very therapeutic.
 
Old 09-21-2008, 05:52 AM   #10
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Puppy or DSL.

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