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

[Bert W. Carrier Jr.]

This is a cool write-up on the differences between BSD and Linux.  Very
interesting!

http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux1.php




On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 22:01 -0500, Karl Schuttler wrote:
> Plus it comes with a puppy already selected for your background.
> 
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Stanley C. Mortel
> <mortel at cyber-nos.com> wrote:
>         You could try Puppy Linux.  It runs quite well on old
>         hardware.  Not as full featured a GUI, but thoroughly
>         functional, and pretty (I think).
>         
>         Stan
>         
>         
>         Bert W. Carrier Jr. wrote:
>         
>         
>                 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
>                 
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