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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">If it's not too late can I suggest you include a business-card sized distro as well. I am currently using DSL on my oldest computer (400MHz 128Mb I think.). It runs like a charm entirely in ram or from CD and is very easy to use. I also like puppylinux for this purpose. On a side note, I wanted a silent PC so I unplugged the fans and HD and it's now virtually silent and the CPU still runs cool with just the heatsink! </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">just my tuppence<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: bob <bgarrood@tiscali.co.uk><BR>To: scarborough@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>Sent: Thursday, 6 September, 2007 11:32:22 AM<BR>Subject: [SLUG] Distro info<BR><BR>
<DIV>Hi<BR>wiu<BR>On Wednesday 05 September 2007 12:15, Ross wrote:<BR>> I think sticking to the main free distros is a good idea:<BR>><BR>> * OpenSuse<BR>> * Ubuntu<BR>> * Fedora<BR><BR>At our meeting we discussed whether we should stick to one distribution, or <BR>offer information and advice on a small number. To my mind, world domination <BR>by Ubuntu would be as bad as control by M********. We fixed on the idea of <BR>3-4 distros . As I have used Slackware for 2 years, and I think one older <BR>type distro should be included, and I can offer some advice, so I drafted the <BR>following.<BR>"SLACKWARE<BR><BR>General Description.<BR>This is the oldest and most idiosyncratic distribution. Slackware don't like <BR>GNOME so they supply KDE plus about 6 other window managers. They are <BR>conservative, (still using the old 2.4 version of the
kernel), but highly <BR>stable.<BR><BR>Documentation.<BR>This is one of the best for documentation. You can download full installation <BR>instructions and a printable manual. There are a large number of online <BR>sites from which you can get help.<BR><BR>Is it suitable for beginners?<BR>This is disputable. Many distributions, especially those given away free in <BR>magazines say, put the CD in the drive, answer some questions, and you have <BR>Linux. This has not always been my experience. Things can go wrong. With <BR>slackware, you can often do something about it, other installations can send <BR>you bald. I think it better to put up with a short learning curve.<BR><BR>Can you put it on a laptop. <BR>Yes<BR><BR>Other major advantages.<BR>Slackware works well with older, less powerful equipment. Practically you can <BR>manage with a system that has a
Pentium II chip, 64 Megabytes of RAM, and <BR>about 4 Gigabytes of hard disc space.<BR><BR>Where to find out more.<BR><A href='http://www.slackware.com"/' target=_blank>www.slackware.com"</A>;<BR><BR>We need 2- 3 more pieces of this length, in agreed form, written by people <BR>with experience, who can supply answers. This would need help from people <BR>who can't get to meetings. We can add a link to John's database.<BR><BR>Comments, suggestions, and objections welcome.<BR><BR>Bob</DIV></DIV>
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