[drats_users] Linux recommendation for older Laptop.

[Craig Gunther]

The nice thing, and sometimes frustrating thing about Ubuntu (based on Debian) is that it installs a fairly minimal system which can be a bit easier on older hardware.  You will need to install additional packages if you need them.  I use it myself and feel good recommending it to others, although 12.x had a few issues :-)

I had always used Fedora in the past; however they (RedHat) liked to install everything including the kitchen sink.

Others could probably shed light on Debian, OpenSUSE, Mint, and others.


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 From: Daniel Metcalf <kb3uun at gmail.com>
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You can try ubuntu 12.04. I am running it on an older Lattitude D830.



On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 2:47 PM, John E. Malmberg <wb8tyw at qsl.net> wrote:

I have acquired free a used Dell Inspirion 600m laptop with 512 MB
>memory for use in deploying d-rats on.
>
>So I am looking for recommendations on which Linux to install on it, as
>the newer versions of the major distributions all require at least 1 GB
>to enable the GUI.
>
>It would be useful if the Linux GUI can give the power management
>status, as it turns out the reason the Laptop was free is that there is
>a loose connection on the power jack, so unless the cord is positioned
>correctly, it is not being charged.
>
>Regards,
>-John
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