[Tfug] which linux for really old laptop
Nate
nate at torzo.com
Wed Nov 19 15:16:49 MST 2008
A guy I work with likes FluxBuntu... I think it's Ubuntu with FluxBox...
http://fluxbuntu.org/.
Oh, and hey Jeff... long time no see =)
Nate
Jeffrey Clark wrote:
> i got a really old laptop from my dad that i plan to put linux on and
> then donate. what flavor of linux would people here recommend that's:
>
> 1. quick and easy to setup
> 2. has a gui
>
> i was thinking ubuntu would be the quickest setup, but it's pretty
> bloated. on the complete flipside, i know there's distros like damn
> small linux that would be good for an old pc but i'm assuming those will
> require lots of effort to get X or some other window manager on there.
>
> thoughts?
>
> jeff
>
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