Which Linux OS should I use?

6 Responses to Which Linux OS should I use?

1. Ubuntu Linux | June 22, 2010 at 1:28 am |

   puppy dog linux is very light and is a small file

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2. Daniel da Silva | June 22, 2010 at 6:29 am |

   Damn Small Linux is a very light Linux distro that will run on a 486 PC so it could do all you need on that Pentium. Give it a shot:

   http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

   You could also try Xubuntu. Xubuntu is an Ubuntu fork for less powerful computers:

   http://www.xubuntu.org/

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3. macuser137 | June 22, 2010 at 10:29 am |

   Ubuntu.

   It is by far the easiest distro to use and very well maintained. It will run on your Computer without problem, comes with Firefox and I believe Open Office. The live CD works great and to install cound not be easier.

   http://www.ubuntu.com/

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4. jplatt39 | June 22, 2010 at 5:28 pm |

   If you know Puppy Linux then you can find it is very powerful.

   One of the above posters mentioned Xubuntu. I would generally recommend a distro with the XFCE desktop (which is the X in Ubuntu. On the other hand, if you are looking for a livecd try Knoppix. The default desktop is KDE but you can load it with either fluxbox or ICEwm, both of which I enjoy.

   A fun LiveCD which has the XFCE desktop is dyne:bolic. The only thing is, it offers an install option. Don’t. Ever. I’ve never gotten the installation to boot properly. It is chock full of multimedia applications and cutting edge graphics.

   Slax is also a good one to try on LiveCD. But to install I’d go with xubuntu.

   http://www.xubuntu.org
   http://www.knoppix.com
   http://dynebolic.org
   http://www.slax.org/

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5. Astro | June 22, 2010 at 11:28 pm |

   Like The ‘bird’ sez, Puppy is a good install- but if you want more options… Do a light Debian or Ubuntu install and simply install xfce4 with the following command:
   sudo apt-get install xfce4
   Google it- this is a good alternative

   http://www.xubuntu.org
   http://www.knoppix.com
   http://dynebolic.org
   http://www.slax.org/

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6. l d | June 23, 2010 at 5:29 am |

   Check out Vector linux. It was recommended recently in an article about rehabilitating old hardware, and DSL, Puppy, etc., were not used because they were too limiting.

   http://www.xubuntu.org
   http://www.knoppix.com
   http://dynebolic.org
   http://www.slax.org/

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