[drats_users] Linux recommendation for older Laptop.

[RALPH M STEPHENS]

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> On Jan 4, 2014, at 2:00 PM, "Craig Gunther" <craiggunther at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> From: Daniel Metcalf <kb3uun at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of D-RATS <drats_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> 
> Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2014 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [drats_users] Linux recommendation for older Laptop.
> 
> 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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