Re: Linux distro for and older laptop?

Jan Wielemaker <jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 2006-01-24, Mark Hobley <markhobley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Segin <segin2005@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Here's a suggestion: DO NOT USE X. If you are going to run Linux, DO NOT
>>> USE X ON IT.
>> I have used X on a Pentium 120 before now.
> ... and even less. Just, stick with 8-bit color if you haven't enough memory
> and use a light window manager (notably not KDE nor GNOME). Also use the
> traditional X11 applications rather than the KDE or GNOME based versions
> (i.e. xterm instead of konsole, etc.)

Indeed. I used to run X on a 68040 (remember those?) machine, and most
things were fine. XEmacs was a bit slow from time to time.

I recommend fvwm2 as a window manager. I use it on everything, and on
our desktop machines, it means my session is ready within 3
seconds of login, whereas my KDE using colleagues have an apparently
interminable wait ;-)


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