Where to go to download xubuntu 7.10? Reward for help.

[tomasrey88]

Hi,

I need to download xubuntu 7.10 for my older laptop as other forum members have told me that 8.04 will not run on my laptop ( sony vaio 333 mHz, 6 GB HD, 128 MB RAM ). I just want to use FTP, browser, plain text editor (not word processor), and check email. Please tell me where I can go to download this older version. If anyone has a disk you can mail me, I would pay. I can also barter by sending you Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley CDs in exchange.

Also, I understand that the old disks are actually a 2 disk set that contains a disk with 3rd party vendor software. Where can I get that either downloaded or as a disk?

Thanks,
:P

[TheNosh]

for a computer with those specs i would run puppy linux but with xfce

http://www.puppylinux.org/

[Kubunteando]

Hi,

I found some torrents you may want to try. A list in this page:

http://www.torrentz.com/0918b4ac1626fcf3e97abbcc72b92ce2e36f3db7

Some are dead cause there are no seeders, but this one seems promising:

http://www.vertor.com/torrents/297927/xubuntu-7-10-desktop-i386-iso

Good luck

[kerry_s]

xubuntu is buggy & it was worse back then, do yourself a favor & find a better distro for those specs.

http://crunchbanglinux.org/

[Sef]

I would try a newer version of Xubuntu (http://xubuntu.org). Also try DeliLinux (http://www.delilinux.de/).

[tomasrey88]

I am a total noob, so doing the more recent edition of xubuntu with a command line installation is too complicated. That's why I want to use xubuntu 7.10 with an automated installation. I am a total noob in linux, that's why I don't want to use puppy because the documentation is sparse compared to ubuntu/xubuntu. Just by doing a search, I was able to find my wireless router and verified that it would work with ubuntu/xubuntu. I also posted a query to double check that my system would run xubuntu 7.10 and others have told me that it should, so there is very good community support to boot.

I have never used bit torrent before, so what website do I use to download xubuntu 7.10? I found a website where you could download it, but the links were all dead on Softpedia. Any ideas?

Thanks guys,
:P

[az2puttsteve]

Hello,

If you did not find your xubuntu, try this site:
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=xubuntu

Steve

[kelean]

I would take a look at crunchbang. It is ubuntu based and very light.

http://crunchbanglinux.org/

Kelean

[tomasrey88]

I don't want to do puppy, crunchbag, etc because I am not a techie. I am total noob and only started my Linux/Ubuntu experience days ago. I have not used bit torrent before. Any websites to download xubuntu 7.10? I need the following version to avoid the USN-612-1 Open SSL Security Vulnerability:

Ubuntu 7.10: libssl0.9.8 0.9.8e-5ubuntu3.2

Disks were made in several versions, but I need the version above. If you can mail me a disk, I would be most appreciative. I can barter musical CDs with you; Elvis Presley or Michael Jackson, Blade Runner, Gypsy Kings, your choice.

Thanks,
:P

[az2puttsteve]

Here is another site to download xubunto 7.10. Hope you are getting help here.

http://linux.wareseeker.com/System/xubuntu-7.10-gutsy-gibbon-tribe-5.zip/334799

[tomasrey88]

broken link. I will try to figure out how to use bit torrent.

[aysiu]

I don't understand your obsession with getting Xubuntu 7.10

First of all, 7.10 does not receive security updates any more. 7.10 is no longer supported. That's why it's so difficult to get a hold of.

More importantly, Xubuntu 7.10 does not run better on older hardware than Xubuntu 9.04. Linux isn't like Windows in this respect. Newer versions do not require amped-up hardware specifications. And 9.04 also has what you call an "automated" installer.

Go to the Xubuntu website:
http://www.xubuntu.org/get

You can see that, just like Ubuntu and Kubuntu, Xubuntu has a desktop CD and an alternate CD. The desktop CD is a fully graphical installation, and the alternate CD is a text-only installation (but it's really not that different--you just press Tab and Enter instead of using your mouse to select stuff).

Crunchbang is also not difficult to use, and it also has a fully graphical installation.

I also created a very minimalist IceWM-based customized Ubuntu you can try out:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7412240#post7412240

Even though Xubuntu will run on 128 MB of RAM, I would recommend against using a full (if even lighter-weight) desktop environment. A lightweight window manager like OpenBox, IceWM, or Fluxbox will run better on that little RAM.

The most important thing for you to realize, though, is that running an older version of Xubuntu will not improve performance over a newer version of Xubuntu.

[tomasrey88]

Thanks,

All this stuff you told me is news to me. I really appreciate the info.

I will try an installation of your icewm ubuntu. If the installation is not user-friendly enough to be do-able by this total noob, then I'll try the alternate text-based installation of xubuntu 8.04.

I did not know that newer versions of ubuntu/xubuntu do not necessarily require more system resources like windows.

Do you think that it will run xubuntu 8.04 or 9.04 with graphic effects turned off and screen resolution decreased to 600x800 or 480x600? Smaller screen equals less processor intensive, right? Or, perhaps with plain (no pictures) boot screen and wallpaper. It is a 128 mb ram, 333 ghz pii with 6.5 gb hard drive.

Thanks,
:P

[aysiu]

With that processor and that hard drive space, I would highly recommend against Xubuntu.

My specialized IceWM is easy to install, but it comes with virtually no software installed. It's very barebones. As long as you know how to use Synaptic Package Manager to install software, you should be fine, and be able to not use up too much of that 6.5 GB hard drive.

Otherwise, Crunchbang is also very lightweight but comes with basic default productivity software.

I don't think changing the screen resolution is going to make a big difference in terms of performance.