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ali2837   02-04-2012 at 05:28:41 PM
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I have an old pentium4 @2.8 ghz w 2gb ram and 80 gb hd, I want to set it up as a web browsing/ kitchen computer for my parents.

Which is the best easy to use, lightweight and Quick loading Linux distro?

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skittle   02-04-2012 at 06:39:10 PM
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lubuntu or xubuntu, but of course there are countless others.

Word of warning though: when setting up linux for parents, be prepared to get calls when something doesnt work :)

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amdfangirl   02-05-2012 at 01:28:54 AM
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I would go with Linux Mint LXDE.

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Pyroflea   02-05-2012 at 03:27:28 AM
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amdfangirl wrote :

I would go with Linux Mint LXDE.



As would I! Even better, the Debian spin of Mint LXDE! :D

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amdfangirl   02-05-2012 at 04:02:29 AM
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Is there such thing? :O

 

Oh well, soon enough I will be able to release my own spin of Fedora 15 LXDE for you all :P

 

-LibreOffice installed by default
-VLC and libcss + gstreamer ugly
-rpmfusion pre-configured out of the box


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Pyroflea   02-05-2012 at 05:30:40 AM
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http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php

Blast! Only Gnome and XFCE. I was under the impression they had an LXDE spin for some reason. Oh well, a tad of hackery and it can be yours!

I keep telling myself I'm gonna spin a distro. I've been saying that for 2 years now :D I'm hoping to this summer when I don't have school to worry about.

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amdfangirl   02-05-2012 at 05:50:19 AM
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Well I'm almost done, I have working prototype spins.

I just need to make the website and wait for the last of Fedora 15's updates to arrive and make a website. I have the ftp server ready. :)

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audiovoodoo   02-05-2012 at 05:58:47 PM
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What? no torrent?? ;-)

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ali2837   02-05-2012 at 08:47:22 PM
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Thanks for the replies i think I might go with Linux mint lxde, is it good to install from USB to old dell dimension 3000 and which version to get

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amdfangirl   02-06-2012 at 02:27:09 AM
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I doubt it will support USB. I would use a CD.

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audiovoodoo   02-06-2012 at 01:29:28 PM
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Just checked and the Dell Dimension 3000 should support USB booting without any problem. We still had a few of them knocking around the office in my last job. You might find that you need to enable USB boot support in BIOS though, I don't think it's enabled by default.

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chamaecyparis   02-06-2012 at 01:47:19 PM
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ali2837 wrote :

I have an old pentium4 @2.8 ghz w 2gb ram and 80 gb hd, I want to set it up as a web browsing/ kitchen computer for my parents.

Which is the best easy to use, lightweight and Quick loading Linux distro?


With that much RAM, peppermint would be a very good choice -- even better than lubuntu -- especially if web use is primary function.

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