Minimal distro
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I've gotten my hands on an old netbook with very weak specs. 1GB of RAM and an Intel Atom CPU.
I'm thinking I'll run a simple floating WM like Openbox. What disto should I install on it? My options as I see it is Arch, Debian or Ubuntu minimal.
Anyone have experience running modern Linux on crappy old hardware?
Install Gentoo.
>>51248279
Sell it for $50 and get a refurb C2D.
>>51248279
Debian netinst + i3/awesome/openbox
>>51248279
Debian netinst or netbsd + openbox/icewm would be my recommendation.
>>51248279
To get actual work done: Debian, Fedora.
To fuck around: Puppy, TinyCoreLinux, etc.
I got a StinkPad with 192 MB RAM and a Pentium II
Wut do? The thin and powerful ThinkPad 600E notebook is a new breed of innovatively designed, reliable, easy-to-use mobile computer that translates form and function to new levels of sophistication but it has pig disgusting Windows on it as of now
>>51248407
Drop the trip, for starters. Don't write like you are twelve, too.
>>51248528
What trip?
Just yesterday I tried debian with only fluxbox. It does work but there are very few features. Id sat do the netinstall, then dont choose a DE or any extra packages. Just install openbox from the cli or try fluxbox too, Its also pretty light on resources.
>>51248547
I have a userscript replace names and trips with the poo emoji. Drop whichever you use.
>>51248554
What boot time do you get? From powered up to ready GUI.
>>51248641
care to share the script?
>>51248641
Post script, would use
>>51248279
xubuntu does pic related, but I hear it isn't *really* lightweight.
>>51248641
please make it open source under gpl
Vector Linux with MATE works nicely on a Pentium III, 900 MHz, 256 MB (I believe).
Browsing works okay (using Midori), as does DVD and ZSNES.
>>51248659
I dont remember exactly but it was probably around 30 sex.(including login)
Its an old 64 bit single core amd cpu from around 8 years ago I believe.
And I did install the 64-bit version. I think that does affect the speed a little. Im not entireley sure though.
>>51248773
>>51248659
To be clear. It worked well enough but I didnt keep it long enough to really test everything out. it was pretty responsive and all but I didnt install very much.
Also this same machine is running debian 8 with lxde and its is quite responsive. Only slows down when browsing but I have it set up as a home recording studio so that isnt a problem for me.
install gentoo
use a stronger computer such as your desktop to cross-compile packages for you
>>51248279
Running debian netinst, xmonad wm, dwb browser on T60 thinkpad right now.
>>51248279
http://www.toms.net/rb/
http://www.fdlinux.com/download.php
>>51248279
>xorg
>minimal
Void linux.
