Re: A "green" distro of Ubuntu?

On Sat, 2011-07-02 at 09:13 -0700, JD wrote:
On 07/02/2011 08:51 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
JD wrote:
On 07/02/2011 07:49 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Though Kermit might disagree, the subject line is ONLY slightly
"tongue in cheek".

I'm a Windows(tm) user tired of *BLOAT* who remembers vacuum tubes and
026's. An internet acquaintance knowing my needs and perspectives
pointed me to Ubuntu as an appropriate version of Linux. I downloaded
the .iso of a 'live cd' (10.?) which I found "bloated". The user
experience was ok, though I'm not sure if the good features I saw were
Ubuntu specific or due to Debian heritage.

A *major constraint* is I'm restricted to dial-up access. I understand
that connectivity using a USB modem will have it's issues, but that is
one time problem. I have very limited access to a wide-band connection
at another location with my laptop.

The desired distro shall only have:
kernel
GUI
minimal browser
simple text editor {notepad suffices for >90% of my needs}
what's required to download/update apps
the *minimum* of other software to make an operable system

The result should be significantly smaller than Win 3.1 {most of which
I never used)




Have you tried DSL (DamnSmallLinux)?
See http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
and scroll down for download sites.


No indication that it's Debian based or compatible.
50 MB is not really small.

In that case you could always go back DOS version 0.0.1
It could fit on a 360KB floppy.

GeoWorks! That would fit his bill. It's still alive and on the net.
Worked like a charm on my old 286. :) Ric


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