[GLLUG] Linux or Windows ?

[Chick Tower]

Here is a review of a Linux distribution that reportedly runs well on 
older hardware, Douglas.  (And Eric, one of the new guys at last week's 
meeting; Vector Linux 5.9 comes with multimedia codecs already 
installed, so you can watch DVDs right away.)  It is also not mentioned 
much when people ask about something that runs on older hardware.

http://simplyjat.blogspot.com/2008/02/vector-linux-59-standard-gold-review.html

One of the comments also mentions PCLinuxOS TinyME, which I had never 
heard of before, but which might also work well, and is probably 
newbie-friendly if it's based upon PCLinuxOS.  I see Damn Small Linux 
and Fluxbuntu have already been mentioned, but not Puppy Linux, another 
distribution designed to be run on older hardware, and mainly as a live 
CD.  You have many options to choose from that will run well on your PC. 
  If you're confused, feel free to come to a meeting and ask questions; 
you can find out when and where they are at http://www.gllug.org.

If you think your hard drive is too full with WinXP on it, don't think 
you can install Linux on the hard drive and then have your choice of 
booting WinXP or Linux, Douglas.  If you're not willing to buy another 
hard drive, you'll either have to replace WinXP with a fresh 
installation of a Linux distribution or use a Linux live CD.  A live CD 
boots in your CD drive and runs without writing anything to your hard 
drive, so it's a good way to try out Linux without making any changes to 
a Windows installation.

                                Chick


Douglas Chapin wrote:
> I want to  change to a smaller imprint on my HD  Would a Linux OS Help
> I have a 6 GB hd  and XP is just taking up too much space & resource's