[Gslug-general] Best distro for weak PC

[Andrew Gray]

I'd have to go with James Michael on this one. I once got FreeBSD
(albeit with an older version) to run on a 233Mhz 64MB RAM box. It was
my first ever non-mainstream computer. I used enlightenment and it ended
up working out decently, though the RAM was a b**** when it came to
multitasking. I'm sure you'd be riding high with 256.

On Sat, 2008-10-25 at 18:16 -0600, chriscornuelle at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi.  I'm shopping for a new Linux distribution for my ancient 
> (ca. 2000) box.  It is 550 MHz and 256 MB.  Really getting 
> itchy to use all the toys available with gcc2 ...
> 
> Is there one distro which is best for wimpy boxes like mine?  
> Right now I have Suse 10.0 - yes, and I also eat meat and kick 
> my dog.  ;^)
> 
> I've used Debian in the past, and liked it.  My kids also use 
> this machine, if that matters.  They are 6 and 10.  
> 
> TIA.
>