[GLLUG] new guy to Linux, need a few reccomendations

[Bert W. Carrier Jr.]

Hello folks,


I am new to the group, and I have been using Ubuntu 9.10 for a few
months now on my main box. I like it quite well, and I rarely boot to XP
at all anymore. I tried Kubuntu, and did'nt care for it as it was slow
and crashed often.   I also am running Xubuntu on one of my P4 laptops,
and it seems ok.   

My question is:   I have a P3, 500mhz dinosaur laptop with 192mb RAM,
and I want to run linux on it for word processing, email, and web
surfing.   I tried Xubuntu with no success, it's far too slow.  I
installed the base Ubuntu system from the alternate install CD, and
installed IceWM, but I didn't care for that.   I don't think I am ready
to build my own version of a GUI.  What is a good, prepackaged distro
for a slow old beater?  

How about Fluxbox, has anyone tried it?    Sorry if I come off like a
total noob,  but I guess if the shoe fits, right?

Bert