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ar1chris
March 28th, 2011, 09:16 PM
Which distro would work best with older compaq intel celeron 40gig hd 512mb memory

KegHead
March 28th, 2011, 09:21 PM
Hi!

9.04 works on a dell b130 w/celeron & 512 gb ram, 40gb hd.

KegHead

TeoBigusGeekus
March 28th, 2011, 09:22 PM
Arch with openbox standalone.

toufiqueimam
March 28th, 2011, 09:23 PM
512mb ram is enough for running ubuntu smoothly. Or you can try lubuntu(lxde) or xubuntu. My friend run linux mint lxde in 1.8ghz celeron cpu & 192 mb ram. Another lightweight distro i like is puppy linux.

Rubi1200
March 28th, 2011, 09:27 PM
Here is a list of light distros:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1582027