tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post4169030936224026298..comments2023-08-07T16:26:03.142+03:00Comments on Lightweight Linux: Lightweight Ubuntu derivatives for old computersMikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422579971698369218noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-91478723960502629012013-10-07T16:04:02.807+03:002013-10-07T16:04:02.807+03:00Nice post with awesome points! Can’t wait for the ...Nice post with awesome points! Can’t wait for the next one.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.onlinemarket360.com/products/Toshiba-%252d-13.3%22-Satellite-Notebook-%252d-6-GB-Memory-%252d-640-GB-Hard-Drive.html/" rel="nofollow">Toshiba - 13.3" Satellite Notebook - 6 GB Memory - 640 GB Hard Drive</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.onlinemarket360.com/products/Toshiba-%252d-13.3-Satellite-Laptop-%Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544003491166166039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-83307836056069097182010-01-19T10:50:36.951+02:002010-01-19T10:50:36.951+02:00Its been a long time since the last reply here but...Its been a long time since the last reply here but here is my opinion on the matter. I am running U-lite with a 1ghz P3, 128 megs of ram laptop and I am pretty impressed with the results so far. This laptop originally came with windows 98 so I am extremely pleased that it is usable. <br />The UI is very close to your standard gnome/ubuntu feel and my old belkin 54G PC wifi card works with very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-22063730774450954092009-12-10T03:36:25.385+02:002009-12-10T03:36:25.385+02:00With Puppy Linux 4.3, it is possible to build your...With Puppy Linux 4.3, it is possible to build your own "custom" puppy to include the Ubuntu packages. Check it out at http://bkhome.org/woof/index.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328657791740985149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-67134018152274203202009-10-06T13:05:02.937+03:002009-10-06T13:05:02.937+03:00These distros are not always as easy to use as Ubu...These distros are not always as easy to use as Ubuntu is and not necessarily as lightweight as some other distributions.cheap computershttp://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-71270859494487254102009-09-13T16:24:23.670+03:002009-09-13T16:24:23.670+03:00Try Masonux (http://sites.google.com/site/masonux/...Try Masonux (http://sites.google.com/site/masonux/). It's a bare bones Ubuntu using the LXDE desktop. Runs very fast and if you add only lightweight applications, it will be great for older hardware. I'm using it on a 800 mhz Pentium III and it feels very snappy and modern.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476185311729972164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-12347073497426403002009-05-18T07:07:00.000+03:002009-05-18T07:07:00.000+03:00U4J (Ubuntu 4 Jesus)
http://u4j.tcwradio.netU4J (Ubuntu 4 Jesus) <br /><br />http://u4j.tcwradio.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-48591872309953703032009-02-18T21:32:00.000+02:002009-02-18T21:32:00.000+02:00How bout wattos - http://planetwatt.com/? Very fa...How bout wattos - http://planetwatt.com/? Very fast, lightweight and comes with a good selection of apps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-72140720934597354572009-02-06T11:09:00.000+02:002009-02-06T11:09:00.000+02:00Yup, I'm Back :)Checking another your newest artic...Yup, I'm Back :)<BR/>Checking another your newest article :)<BR/>RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-11076040851627811912009-02-03T17:41:00.000+02:002009-02-03T17:41:00.000+02:00I have found u-lite (formerly ubuntulite) to be ve...I have found u-lite (formerly ubuntulite) to be very good on my old laptop. It's a P3 650MHz with 192MB RAM.<BR/><BR/>I've had Ubuntu and Xubuntu on there but they were too slow, also tried Fluxbuntu and Puppy. Puppy was fast, but I wanted to stick with *buntu really.<BR/><BR/>I tried a cli install of ubuntu which was quick but I had prolems getting sound and wireless to work. So far (only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-60704050382416038152009-02-01T23:01:00.000+02:002009-02-01T23:01:00.000+02:00I myself think that the time spent for trying to t...I myself think that the time spent for trying to trim Xubuntu down to acceptable performance on for example a Pentium 1000 / 256 Mb is better spent on doing something else. <BR/><BR/>Thus I would recommend Debian, Slackware, Vector or antiX ...Mikkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422579971698369218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-77230446593794487922009-02-01T22:21:00.000+02:002009-02-01T22:21:00.000+02:00I fall in the camp of desiring an Ubuntu derivativ...I fall in the camp of desiring an Ubuntu derivative that runs on old hardware as I have mostly Ubuntu derivatives on my lan alread.<BR/><BR/>I use DSL and Knoppix but each has their specific uses and applications.<BR/><BR/>The best options recently have been: Xubuntu or Linux Mint Fluxbox, but these need a P2/3 @500Mhz to run ok on 8.04 or newer Ubuntu base. I ran Xubuntu 6.06 on a 300Mhz laptopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-30791838336789869332009-02-01T19:34:00.000+02:002009-02-01T19:34:00.000+02:00Thank you. You just saved me tons of time.Thank you. You just saved me tons of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com