[Tfug] which linux for really old laptop

[Jeffrey Clark]

i ended up putting puppy linux on with xorg.  i'm quite impressed by the
overall "zippiness" of the thing.  i didn't poke around too much since i'm
giving it away but i may go back and try it in a virtual machine or
something.  thanks for all the suggestions guys!

jeff

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Nate <nate at torzo.com> wrote:

> 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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