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What's the best and lightest distro I can put on one of these?
>>55034351
The window manager or desktop environment is more important than the distro itself. Look at this page, and Google each de/wm to see if you could stand using it. Go with the lightest that doesn't give your eyes cancer, and find a distro that comes with it pre-installed if you're lazy. Otherwise, install it on top of something light like Arch or Ubuntu Server.
https://l3net.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/a-memory-comparison-of-light-linux-desktops/
install gentoo
lubuntu minimal
>>55034351
Lubuntu with lighter WM.
>>55034351
puppy
>>55034645
l3net.word
press.com/2013/03/17/a-memory-comparison-of-light-linux-desktops/
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press.com/2013/04/09/a-memory-comparison-of-light-linux-desktops-part-2/
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press.com/2014/02/15/a-memory-comparison-of-light-linux-desktops-part-3/
>>55034673
>>55034351
Not a Linux distro but OpenBSD's the best choice.
>>55034816
that is of course assuming you can get wifi and shit working
>>55034833
I don't get why everybody acts like it's so hard, it takes mere seconds to get Wi-Fi working
>>55034863
not when you don't have a fucking connection to download the required drivers. wifi is a standard feature with nearly universal oob support, the fact that bsd doesn't have that feature is why it's shit
Ubuntu Gnome
>>55034890
>he doesn't install his OS with an Ethernet cable plugged in
It's just common sense, never assume wireless firmware will be included regardless of OS. And it's not like you need to download the firmware every time you want to use the Wi-Fi and are stuck in some catch 22, you do it once after the install is completed and you're done.
>>55034978
yeah because everyone should have to pull a lan cable out of their ass and go sit by the modem/router while installing
face it, it's a serious oversight and it needs to be addressed for bsd to be taken seriously in the desktop market
that being said, lumina looks very intriguing
>>55035012
Yeah because you can't just unplug your desktop for 10 minutes or use one you keep free for such purposes. Hell I can go sit in my bed and install over Ethernet, I've got a cable waiting for laptops.
>>55035041
well then you're atypical and are foolish if you expect the majority to be like you
>>55035069
I'm foolish for expecting the majority is capable of unplugging an Ethernet cable and plugging it in to a different device?
>>55035086
>>55035069
I should also point out that they don't care if you use it or not, it's for the people who want to. There's no push for the year of the OpenBSD desktop or anything of the sort.
>>55034351
Holy shit I had one of the earlier models. Just give up, even xp barely runs smooth on those.
>>55035086
no, you're foolish for thinking that everyone has at least one wired connection. wifi is bast cable management money can buy
Kind of off topic, best distro for a dell optiplex (Intel Pentium 4, 512mb ram, 40gb hdd)?
>>55035169
I never thought such a thing. You're on /g/, I expect you to have at least one desktop computer. And since it's a desktop, I expect it to be connected over Ethernet. This is in no way foolish. I'm not talking about what I expect out of an every day person, I'm talking about what I expect out of somebody on a technology enthusiast board.
Xubuntu / lubuntu
>>55034351
>not one mention of alpine
Shame on you /g/
>>55035247
>alpine
The email client?
>>55034351
xubuntu or mate
>>55034755
>mate 42mb
wtf?? why aren't we funding this.jpeg
>>55034351
Damn small Linux. Yes, that's the distro name.
>>55035270
http://www.alpinelinux.org/
>>55034351
Arch or manjaro with xfce should be pretty darn light.
>>55035208
>implying desktops don't come with wifi standard
>implying desktops are all set up withing cables reach of a modem/router
face it bruh, wifi is the standard
>>55034863
Most lightweight netbooks don't have ethernet.
>>55035338
Not even a fucking screenshot. I've been using Gnu/Linux since 2004 and I've never heard of this edgy shit. Sorry.
>>55034978
Chromebooks don't have RJ-45 ports
>>55035348
>wifi is the standard
For normies. Like I said, you're on a technology board.
>>55035357
I've never seen a netbook without one. I even used Ethernet to install OpenBSD on my UMPC, given that one was with the UMPC's dock.
Crux
>>55035381
you're living in the past bruh
>>55035368
Where did I say anything about a Chromebook?
>>55035392
No I'm not. Wireless will always be inferior.
>>55035357
Correct
>>55035366
>edgy
You seem butthurt for some reason
>>55035418
keep telling yourself that, but yours is the mentality that's holding bsd back, times change, adapt or become irrelevant
>>55035420
Nowadays every underage kiddo and his dog have their own Linux Distro. I'm fucking tired of hearing of another clone of a clone of a clone of a fork.
>>55035439
The flaw in your logic is you think OpenBSD's trying to be used everywhere. It's not. It's just there for whoever wants it.
>>55035464
hey man, you're the one who rec'd it like it was relevant
>>55035441
Alpine is lining up to be the standard for Docker containers given how light weight it is. I wouldn't exactly call that obscure or unpopular. Do you live under a fucking rock?
>>55035476
Hey man, I never said OpenBSD was sooper relevant, I just that it'll run very well on a netbook.
>>55034351
Lubuntu
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>>55035481
Everyone uses boot2docker as far as I know. I've never even heard of alpine
>>55035524
Boot2docker is for running containers, not being the container OS.
>>55035197
bump
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>>55035197
What do you plan on doing with it? I'm currently running Alpine Linux on my P4 as a web and Sambe server.
Arch with Ratpoison WM. No wasted screen space, no fiddling with the sucky touchpad on a netbook.
>>55036076
I guess any tiling WM without gaps would do the trick
>not listing arch linux
There was an article how developer from arch said that arch was farthest thing from being a light distro, was that true or just trolling?
>>55036523
The real problem is if he's even asking this question, he would probably have trouble installing Arch, as well as OpenBSD and all the other bullshit people have been mentioning.
He should get Lubuntu and install i3 or something if it's still too slow.
>>55036781
>have trouble installing OpenBSD
As long as you can read you can install OpenBSD. It takes 10 or 15 minutes when you've barely got a clue, 3-5 minutes once you know what you're doing
>>55034351
I have an HP Mini with LXLE on it. Broadcom WiFi worked out-of-the-box.
>>55036012
Probably a seed box.
>>55034351
LXLE
LXLE
LXLE
>>55037147
Any distro should work fine. Debian and Ubuntu Server are so good choices. Just make sure you use the Debian netinstall to have a minimal number of stuff installed.
>>55035366
>he actually uses the gnu/linux or as I prefer to call it Gnu + linux meme
you can install vindos ex pee, best operateen system in the vorld
>>55035041
>I've got a cable waiting for laptops
It's waiting to mate with the laptop!
>>55035514
lolbuntu
memebuntu
kekbuntu
got one of these laying around
>>55035407
you fail to recognize different use cases and factor in normie computers. in the future all laptops won't have an RJ45 and you'll have to get used to it
>>55035501
If it can't run on any machine the way Windows can, it should NOT EXIST
>>55035342
>Arch
>>55036076
>Arch
When did the "Arch is lightweight" meme start?
>>55034351
Gentoo
>>55034351
Slitaz
>>55040520
It's not a meme, Arch with xfce will run using only 350mb of ram.
your precious xubuntu probably uses at least 800mb with all of ubuntus useless bloat running in the background.
>>55039526
Ok, thanks senpai
>>55034351
Windows 10
>>55040578
This just build your own kernel with the minimum u need
I'd try out Slitaz, Alpine, Tiny Core, LinuxBBQ or (my personal favorite)... *BSD!
Small linux distros that dont include all the bells and whistles in their base system will be fine for old hardware. Especially when dealing with small amount of storage and/or ram. But it may not even run faster than gentoo or arch despite their smaller size, i think... ^^"
Something with windowmaker
>>55034351
if it has a quad atom with 2GB of ram then install win 10 enerprise
>>55042314
This
>>55034351
Openbsd
https://skinwalker.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/openbsd-eeepc/
>>55040490
I'm well aware.
>>55040504
This is absolutely terrible logic.
