Linux on and Old PC

[joao_proscrito]

Hi! I'm sick of Mr. Bill OS, and it's bugs, crashes, patches, registry errors, malvware, viruses, etc. I decided to try linux and guess what? I Love It!!

My question is what distro do you recommend for a AMD 450, with 192 RAM and 5 gigs HD. This is my old pc, and I want to install Linux in the Hard-Drive, but I only been capable of running puppy linux on a CD. Can some help me installing in the Hard-Drive, or do you recommend another distro?

Thanks guys!

[Alphalutra1]

Vector Linux (based on slackware) is nice and light with a good GUI if you don't like command line stuff.

otherwise, you could try Xubuntu, but that might be too heavy.

Of course, I always recommend Arch Linux, it is very fast, light, and minimal. I use it on a pc with 256 MB ram, 1.6 GHz processor, and it flies (boots up under 25 seconds). However, it definately is a bit more difficult and is command line orientated, but an excellent way to learn linux.

Cheers,

Alphalutra1

[Mr2cents]

-{ Quote: "Hi! I'm sick of Mr. Bill OS, and it's bugs, crashes, patches, registry errors, malvware, viruses, etc. I decided to try linux and guess what? I Love It!!

My question is what distro do you recommend for a AMD 450, with 192 RAM and 5 gigs HD. This is my old pc, and I want to install Linux in the Hard-Drive, but I only been capable of running puppy linux on a CD. Can some help me installing in the Hard-Drive, or do you recommend another distro?

Thanks guys!" }-

Hi Joao.

Here are some more small linux you may want to try out on a live cd .

DSL or Damn Small Linux Click Here (http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/)

Feather Linux Feather Linux (http://featherlinux.berlios.de/)

Xubuntu Xubuntu (http://www.xubuntu.org/)

I'm a Complete noob in linux. I suggest you download the live cd's. Then make up your mind which you like best. There are probably more lite linux out there. These are the ones I can remember.

I'm currently running a dual boot with windows me, and Xubuntu . I can't answer your other questions. I'm just don't have the knowledge yet. I'm also running only 192 mb of ramm. Xubuntu uses 80- 127mb while running. Your computer should be able to run any of these. Just download the live cd's and givem a try.

[Pedro]

A bit OT, but add please what are, in your opinion, the best overall Linux distros, that carry the most functionality (programs, hardware "support" , security...), that is, without hardware constraint.
TIA:thumb:

[Pedro]

Is Kubuntu- Ubuntu upgraded, and Xubuntu- Ubuntu lightweight?

[lucas1985]

-{ Quote: "A bit OT, but add please what are, in your opinion, the best overall Linux distros, that carry the most functionality (programs, hardware "support" , security...), that is, without hardware constraint.
TIA:thumb:" }-
-Most functionality and hardware support: the ones from big companies (SUSE, Mandriva, Red Hat, etc). Add Ubuntu. There are distros tweaked for every imaginable need: multimedia playback and/or creation, routing, performance, special hardware, etc.
-Security: How you setup them ;)
-{ Quote: "Is Kubuntu- Ubuntu upgraded, and Xubuntu- Ubuntu lightweight?" }-
Ubuntu = GNOME (http://www.gnome.org/)
Kubuntu = KDE (http://www.kde.org/)
Xubuntu = XFCE (http://www.xfce.org/)
XFCE is the lightest GUI of the three.

[Meltdown]

-{ Quote: "A bit OT, but add please what are, in your opinion, the best overall Linux distros, that carry the most functionality (programs, hardware "support" , security...), that is, without hardware constraint.
TIA:thumb:" }-PCLinuxOS (http://www.pclinuxos.com/news.php) has great hardware recognition and multimedia support, and the live CD / installer comes with loads of programs. A new release is imminent.

Linux Mint (http://linuxmint.com/) is also good for hardware recognition and multimedia. Less software on the live CD / installer, but as it's based on Ubuntu the repositories are vast.

[lodore]

i like the mandriva one live cd.
it works great for testing out linux.
koppix linux is great for trying out linux as well.
lodore