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dsiembab
January 25th, 2009, 10:23 PM
Im looking for a distro that doesnīt work out of the box. Here is a list of what I would like in a distro

A distro where I have to manually edit my xorg.conf file to get a correct resolution for my antique monitor
One that looks more like regression instead of progression
Where the devīs tell users to write their own apps
a distro that worked great in the past but doesnīt work that great anymore
Can anyone help me find a distro like this?
RiceMonster
January 25th, 2009, 10:28 PM
gentoo
cardinals_fan
January 25th, 2009, 11:04 PM
I would recommend Slackware.
Twitch6000
January 25th, 2009, 11:17 PM
gentoo or LFS
UbuWu
January 25th, 2009, 11:31 PM
Ubuntu Warty :p

I was amazed it is actually still available for download: http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/4.10/
ssam
January 25th, 2009, 11:40 PM
MCC interim linux (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCC_Interim_Linux)
garwaymatt
January 25th, 2009, 11:51 PM
LFS?




*BSD?





*Runs*


Or based on my experiences so far, try the Windows 7 beta!
kk0sse54
January 26th, 2009, 12:07 AM
Im looking for a distro that doesnīt work out of the box. Here is a list of what I would like in a distro

A distro where I have to manually edit my xorg.conf file to get a correct resolution for my antique monitor
One that looks more like regression instead of progression
Where the devīs tell users to write their own apps
a distro that worked great in the past but doesnīt work that great anymore
Can anyone help me find a distro like this?

Is this a joke? Otherwise I'd recommend sorcerer linux


gentoo

I would recommend Slackware.
I would say Slackware is still working great as with Gentoo :)
Frak
January 26th, 2009, 12:10 AM
Caldera
cardinals_fan
January 26th, 2009, 12:54 AM
I would say Slackware is still working great as with Gentoo :)
I missed #4 ;)

My revised recommendation: Sorceror.
Frak
January 26th, 2009, 01:07 AM
I missed #4 ;)

My revised recommendation: Sorceror.
Aye. It solves dependencies, as long as you have an hour available ;)
jimi_hendrix
January 26th, 2009, 01:23 AM
lfs...

if it wasnt for the last one i would say arch
dsiembab
January 26th, 2009, 05:50 AM
Is this a joke?
someone finally got it
MikeTheC
January 26th, 2009, 07:19 AM
Don't buy any wooden nickels.

From everything I've heard, Gentoo would be my suggestion.

It's nothing I'd be interested in, but then I don't have the same agenda and priorities as you, and that's fine.

Good luck!