[Tfug] which linux for really old laptop

Nate nate at torzo.com
Wed Nov 19 15:16:49 MST 2008


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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