Lightweight-linux distros

sciphi · 01-05-2009, 10:59 PM

Hi, I have an old acer laptop which has a 1.7 celeron processor with 512 mb of ram .It is really slow and I want to install a linux distribution for listening to songs and watching movies mainly.I would also be doing some programming. Support for all common formats(divx/xvid/rmvb) is preferable.Fast boot-time would be great too. Which distribution would you recommend keeping all these in mind ? Thanks !

talktorishav · 02-05-2009, 08:17 AM

You have a preety good computer. How about Xubuntu 9.04

NucleusKore · 02-05-2009, 08:37 AM

Xubuntu 8.04

hullap · 02-05-2009, 11:03 AM

the best would be slitaz. it has mplayer for all video/songs needs, and geany for programming ones. its 80 mb when uncompressed and should run uber fast

sciphi · 02-05-2009, 10:33 PM

Thanks guys, I'll try these out...

Liverpool_fan · 02-05-2009, 10:38 PM

Arch Linux. (but you should be experienced enough in Linux)

sciphi · 07-05-2009, 02:13 AM

After a bit of trial and error, I've gone with xubuntu 9.04 for now ... it seems to be reasonably fast on my machine.The booting takes some time but after booting it is fairly responsive. I did try slitaz but I got a few errors in mplayer , so I left it.Thanks for the help guys

abhijangda · 07-05-2009, 03:24 PM

Use linux Mint it's light easy to use and also contains most of the codecs for playing songs and movie.

**MetalheadGautham** · 07-05-2009, 07:18 PM

Good Choice. But you might want to migrate over to Debian Squeeze with Xfce 4.6 if you gain some experience.

The Unknown · 07-05-2009, 10:37 PM

Arch would be a good one... Wiki help available for every problem along with Mailing List and Forum.

4T7 · 08-05-2009, 09:17 PM

How about Zenwalk

**ico** · 09-05-2009, 10:02 PM

I would recommend Arch because I love it...

sciphi · 12-05-2009, 11:40 AM

Ubuntu 9.04 was working gr8 and I had all my hardware detected including my wireless until I found out that my dvd-rom drive wasn't working even with the latest updates

I just formatted the drive and installed Windows XP instead which is ok. I am not really that experienced in linux to go with something like arch linux yet guys.

01-05-2009, 10:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
sciphi Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Lightweight-linux distros Hi, I have an old acer laptop which has a 1.7 celeron processor with 512 mb of ram .It is really slow and I want to install a linux distribution for listening to songs and watching movies mainly.I would also be doing some programming. Support for all common formats(divx/xvid/rmvb) is preferable.Fast boot-time would be great too. Which distribution would you recommend keeping all these in mind ? Thanks !

02-05-2009, 08:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
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02-05-2009, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
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hullap Wise Old Owl Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 1,425	Re: Lightweight-linux distros the best would be slitaz. it has mplayer for all video/songs needs, and geany for programming ones. its 80 mb when uncompressed and should run uber fast

02-05-2009, 10:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
sciphi Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Lightweight-linux distros Thanks guys, I'll try these out...

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02-05-2009, 10:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Liverpool_fan Sami Hyypiä, LFC legend Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Us desh mein jaha Mera Neta Chor Hai Posts: 1,940	Re: Lightweight-linux distros Arch Linux. (but you should be experienced enough in Linux) __________________ Read before asking / messaging any moderator for any query: FAQ + answers for new members Read all the sticky threads before asking any type of query. Most basic questions are answered in those. Don't use forum for chatting. Visit http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=krow, enter nick and connect. "Luck has a peculiar habit of favoring those who don't depend on it."

07-05-2009, 02:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
sciphi Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Lightweight-linux distros After a bit of trial and error, I've gone with xubuntu 9.04 for now ... it seems to be reasonably fast on my machine.The booting takes some time but after booting it is fairly responsive. I did try slitaz but I got a few errors in mplayer , so I left it.Thanks for the help guys

07-05-2009, 03:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
abhijangda Alpha Geek Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In your hearts Posts: 809	Re: Lightweight-linux distros Use linux Mint it's light easy to use and also contains most of the codecs for playing songs and movie.

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The Unknown Wise Old Owl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India Posts: 1,728	Re: Lightweight-linux distros Arch would be a good one... Wiki help available for every problem along with Mailing List and Forum. __________________ KDE on ArchLinux PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, Apache; Message me to hire (freelancing only) Explore Technology @ http://www.itech7.com Cheap and Reliable VPS Hosting @ http://j.mp/arHk5e

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4T7 Broken In Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 140	Re: Lightweight-linux distros How about Zenwalk

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12-05-2009, 11:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
sciphi Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Lightweight-linux distros Ubuntu 9.04 was working gr8 and I had all my hardware detected including my wireless until I found out that my dvd-rom drive wasn't working even with the latest updates I just formatted the drive and installed Windows XP instead which is ok. I am not really that experienced in linux to go with something like arch linux yet guys.

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