As far as distributions for older PC's (especially
Laptops due to the chipsets used for graphics), I
have had some good success with Vector Linux
(http://www.vectorlinux.com) and my IBM Thinkpad
A20. Vector is actually based on Slackware 9.1 and
has a pretty decent installer and since it is
source-based (Slackware) it optimizes itself for
your platform and can be "tweaked". If you do go
with a Slackware distribution I would highly
recommend downloading and installing Swaret
(http://swaret.org) for maintaining. Swaret is to
Slack what Apt is to Debian complete with dependency
resolvers and everything. Vector Linux 4.0 comes
with lightweight GUI's (Fluxbox, IceWM, etc) but
once you install swaret you can just type swaret
--update; swaret --install kde and have your
kde/gnome/whichever environment. Just my .02.
Pace
----- Original Message -----
From: Levi Bard <levi@bard.sytes.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:51 am
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Cheapie Acer PC, Part 2.
> > The question from Warren's view is whether it's better to build
> on IceWM
> > or strip down KDE to create the "basic" install.
>
> I'd say build on IceWM. KDE has gotten progressively heavier
> throughoutthe generations, and I don't see that pattern changing
> anytime soon.
> Since a lot of people, especially first-time installers and people
> "tryingit out," install linux onto older and/or secondary
> machines, having KDE,
> even a pared version, as the default may leave people with the
> impressionthat linux is slow and unresponsive on a machine that
> will run windows xp.
>
> IceWM, while perhaps less visually impressive, is responsive,
> clean, and
> functional, and will be useful even with the lowest-end machines
> that will
> support X. KDE and GNOME can be an option for higher-end users.
>
>
> --
> You always know the creative because it is revealed openly.
> Concealmentbetrays the existence of another force entirely. --
> Leto II
>
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