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HokeyFry
August 2nd, 2006, 12:10 AM
First of all, dont worry, I still have two other computers that will run Ubuntu.

Now that I've said that, I also have a third computer (mine and not the family's) that runs Ubuntu 5.10. It is older (like '98) and runs Ubuntu slowly. I need another distribution of linux (preferably installable, not live), but cannot find anything suitable for me that I like. Does anyone have any suggestions for a distro that may suit me?
RAV TUX
August 2nd, 2006, 12:12 AM
First of all, dont worry, I still have two other computers that will run Ubuntu.

Now that I've said that, I also have a third computer (mine and not the family's) that runs Ubuntu 5.10. It is older (like '98) and runs Ubuntu slowly. I need another distribution of linux (preferably installable, not live), but cannot find anything suitable for me that I like. Does anyone have any suggestions for a distro that may suit me?

I have an older computer also 98ish and with each new Ubuntu version it ran faster....have you tried the Drake on it?
rattlerviper
August 2nd, 2006, 02:46 PM
First of all, dont worry, I still have two other computers that will run Ubuntu.

Now that I've said that, I also have a third computer (mine and not the family's) that runs Ubuntu 5.10. It is older (like '98) and runs Ubuntu slowly. I need another distribution of linux (preferably installable, not live), but cannot find anything suitable for me that I like. Does anyone have any suggestions for a distro that may suit me?

Xubuntu!
bensexson
August 2nd, 2006, 02:52 PM
Xubuntu!

Ditto!
kostkon
August 2nd, 2006, 02:55 PM
Xubuntu!

Yeah, same for me, Xubuntu!
John.Michael.Kane
August 2nd, 2006, 03:15 PM
You can also run fluxbox or Openbox.
rattlerviper
August 3rd, 2006, 01:04 AM
You can also run fluxbox or Openbox.

Fluxbox would definantly FLY! But I would still recomend starting with Xubuntu and removing all services you don't need to use.
3rdalbum
August 3rd, 2006, 07:54 AM
I like Puppy Linux, but it's probably just well-enough-known for you to have looked at it already. It's installable apparantly.

Or you could do an install of DSL and then use apt-get to make it less lightweight?
Lord Illidan
August 3rd, 2006, 08:04 AM
Or Zenwalk?
xXx 0wn3d xXx
August 3rd, 2006, 06:10 PM
How about Archlinux ? It's fast and lightweight. Arch + XFCE/Fluxbox/or another light window manager would fly.
basketcase
August 3rd, 2006, 08:50 PM
Damn Small Linux?
cantormath
August 3rd, 2006, 08:52 PM
How bout vista?
cantormath
August 3rd, 2006, 08:53 PM
Yeah, DSL is fun.
basketcase
August 3rd, 2006, 08:56 PM
I can see that one working well (in regards to Vista).

I've heard good things about Xubuntu in regards to legacy hardware.
3rdalbum
August 4th, 2006, 12:44 AM
The thing with Xubuntu is, that it takes an ordinary middle-weight distro and puts a different GUI on top of it. It's not actually optimised *at all levels* to be lightweight.
rattlerviper
August 4th, 2006, 01:02 AM
Well much thought on this subject and I am changing my answer...to a question ! What are the system specs that you want to install on. (kudos to those who choose DSL or Puppy). Because it really does make a difference in the recomendation now doesn't it.
3rdalbum
August 5th, 2006, 01:32 AM
I just checked out Distrowatch... Zenwalk looks absolutely awesome! Definately investigate that one. (It's an XFCE desktop)
darkenedday
August 6th, 2006, 03:21 PM
Zenwalk would be good but i've heard/seen things on a 3rd party ubuntu project called ubuntu lite or something like that, Xubuntu isn't really optimised for legacy hardware being that it's still the same base OS with a different GUI, but ubuntu lite was supposed to be different than that
RAV TUX
August 6th, 2006, 03:53 PM
Actually I thought of this thread last night when I was testing Feather Linux.

Give it a try.

out of all the small Distros I like Puppy the best.

DeadCD is pretty cool also (but unsupported)