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

[Chick Tower]

You've received a lot of advice about distros and window managers to 
use, Bert.  For word processing, you should find AbiWord sufficient 
rather than installing OpenOffice.org.  For a lightweight e-mail client, 
try Sylpheed or Claws-Mail rather than Thunderbird or Evolution.  Or go 
old-school with mutt or pine (or the newer update, alpine).  Firefox 
should run on your PIII, but, if you want lighter browsers, check out 
Dillo, elinks, or netsurf.  Arora isn't quite as light as those, I believe.

And, just in time for new Fluxbox users, here's an intro to configuring it.

http://maketecheasier.com/beginners-guide-to-fluxbox-configuration/2010/01/19

                                Chick


Bert W. Carrier Jr. wrote:
> 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....
> 
> How about Fluxbox, has anyone tried it?    Sorry if I come off like a
> total noob,  but I guess if the shoe fits, right?