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Comment: Xubuntu (Score 1) 11

by The Rev on Monday December 28, 2009 @07:54PM (#30577294) Attached to: Most lightweight OS?

I'm going to give Xubuntu a good try. It apparently runs well in 192MB RAM and well on low-power CPUs. I'm torrenting an ISO as we speak.

Comment: Re:Specs look netbooky... (Score 1) 11

by The Rev on Monday December 28, 2009 @06:58PM (#30576842) Attached to: Most lightweight OS?

I've just installed UNR (Ubuntu Netbook Remix) but after reading the blurb I'm worried about the Intel Atom-specific build optimisations. It's a Pentium III at 866MHz with 384MB RAM. How does the Pentium III handle Atom specific builds of Ubuntu?

Comment: Re:How much RAM? (Score 1) 11

by The Rev on Monday December 28, 2009 @06:52PM (#30576786) Attached to: Most lightweight OS?

It has a Pentium III 866MHz and 384MB RAM.

Comment: Re:Specs look netbooky... (Score 1) 11

by The Rev on Sunday December 27, 2009 @07:16PM (#30566450) Attached to: Most lightweight OS?

Yup, I've used full-fat Ubuntu before, so it's a good suggestion. I guess I was hoping someone would say: Yeah, any good Linux distro with blah window manager in X11 build so-and-so

Comment: Re:How much RAM? (Score 1) 11

by The Rev on Sunday December 27, 2009 @07:07PM (#30566386) Attached to: Most lightweight OS?

Oh, and the box is un-opened yet, so I don't know the RAM situation. I've got spare DIMMS and SIMMS though so I'm hoping to boost that as much as the BIOS / slots will allow.

Comment: Re:How much RAM? (Score 1) 11

by The Rev on Sunday December 27, 2009 @07:04PM (#30566364) Attached to: Most lightweight OS?

Yeah, although the box comes with Win2K I'm likely to bin it and go with Linux. Thanks though.

+ - Most lightweight OS? 11

Submitted by The Rev on Sunday December 27, 2009 @11:44AM

The Rev writes "As a member of my family recently bought a shiny new laptop, I've just "inherited" their old 700MHz Celeron beige box.
What's the most lightweight OS I can put on this (it came form the vendor licensed with Win2K) so my small children can play Flash games & watch the odd Video file?"