[TriLUG] Looking for a small Linux

James Tuttle jjtuttle at trilug.org
Tue Apr 8 22:58:11 EDT 2008


Yeah, maybe I had that trouble, too.  I recall installing Gnome, 
configuring things, then installing and running OpenBox because it was 
light and kind of freaked out classmates.

jim

Tom Eisenmenger wrote:
> Heh - depends on whether you're the cat or not!   :-P
> 
> To follow up on my Xubuntu recommendation, it's been a while since I 
> last tried it so the following comment may no longer be accurate.  
> However, I do remember Xubuntu lacking many of the GUI utilities for 
> configuring wireless, printers, and many other peripherals.  If that is 
> still the case with 7.10, you may want to install Ubuntu with Gnome, 
> configure it to your liking, then apt-get the Xubuntu desktop to boost 
> your performance for daily use.
> 
> Tom
> 
> Steve Holton wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Tom Eisenmenger <teisenmenger at charter.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Both ran
>>> like scalded cats on the 1GHz PIII, especially the Xubuntu variation.
>>>     
>>
>>
>> Is that good or bad?
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>>   
> 


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