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On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 19:14:07 +0100 Roland Tarver wrote: > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:54 PM, <alexfido@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > hi to all,i have aquired an old laptop dell latitude,450mhz cpu,6gb > > hard drive 256 ram,can any one suggest a distro that will run on > > this. but please remember its got to be fairly idiot proof to in > > stall. cheers alex the (upancoming idiot) noob > > Hi Alex :-) > > I'm pretty new too; but have read about several distro's for older > hardware. I added 2 articles to the "useful links" page of the dcglug > site (in the older hardware section), they may be of use:- > > http://www.dcglug.org.uk/node/95 > > There are lots of distros for older hardware it would seem. Puppy > linux might be a good place to start. It runs in ram and is really > quick. > > http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm > > Other options:- > > Vector Linux. > > DSL - Dam small linux is often mentioned but does not seem to always > get great write ups. > > Slitaz linux has a very small 30MB install CD. > > A customised version of Debian perhaps? (i dont know enough about > this. Probably more difficult to install?) > > Why not have a look on distrowatch.org for any more lite-weight > distros? > > Although I have done a _little_ reading about "lite-weight" distro's I > have not had time to install many on my old hardware. Others will have > greater experience and be able to provide better guidance. > > I would have thought Puppy linux would be a reasonable place to start. > It is available as a live CD so that you can simply try it out. It > seems fairly easy :-) and I believe is now based on ubuntu 10.04. > > I hope this helps? I would be interested to know how you get on? If > you find any good articles perhaps you could add them to the useful > links page? > > Best wishes > roly As well as installing a "built for older computers" distro, you could try installing Ubuntu or Debian but only installing a command-line and then apt-getting only what you need - XFCE used to be highly recommended for lower-end machines, but it seems to be getting more and more RAM-hungry, which is a shame. You could go for something like IceWM or FVWM, etc. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq