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Casanova
12-03-2006, 03:05 PM
Hi,

I have been a long time user of Windows and want to try out Linux to see what the hype's about. I've got an old computer (Pentium 2, 128MB RAM and a 4MB Video card). And the hard drive's only 10GB.

I currently have Windows 2000 installed on the hard drive. I want to keep this and partition the hard drive so I can install Linux along with Windows 2000.

Can people please make some reccomendations on which Linux distribution would be the best. I prefer a stable operating system with good compatibality with software and especially hardware(almost all hardware in the computer's at least 5 years old).

If you post a recommendation could you please let me know the goods and the bads about the distribution?

Thanks to anyone who helps.
Vege
12-03-2006, 04:12 PM
Ubuntu/Kubuntu
Same operating system with Gnome or KDE.
It's rising fast to become the best GUI distro atm.
I like the community, debian+ubuntu paggages (no need to install from source).
My laptop worked from the box, sound,video etcetera.
nox-Hand
12-04-2006, 05:02 AM
Ubuntu is great, yet for an old cruncher like that, you might have troubles. You can install it, but it *will* be slow. Ubuntu is a proper system, and thus has loads of features. It also follows closely in hand with bloatness. More features, less speed.

If you want to learn Linux to try it, use Ubuntu. If you want to have a PC that's quicker, get a good manual, install something like Arch Linux ( you need manuals for that!! ), and install a lightweight graphical client, such as Enlightenment or Fluxbox. You can also do this on Ubuntu, and I would recommend it.
dudum
12-06-2006, 04:45 AM
Can you tell what software are you going to run? That's essential.
mdkaneda55
10-20-2007, 02:27 PM
installing "Xubuntu" (ubuntu using XFCE as the desktop environment) would be much quicker than Ubuntu/Kubuntu for an older system.
themanwhowas
10-29-2007, 05:06 PM
if you want to learn the ins and outs of linux then i would suggest an old school linux distro such as slackware or arch. if you learn ubuntu you can use ubuntu. if you learn slackware you can use linux
Vege
10-29-2007, 06:39 PM
Now how does slackware seperate from Ubuntu in _better_ way as a started choice to learn linux?
I can point u few bad ones, but no that meny positive sides.
athomas
12-27-2007, 02:37 PM
Personally, I like PC Linux OS 2007. Give it a shot, isn't a huge resource hog...

http://www.pclinuxos.com