My computer is an Inspiron 1000 with 4 GB's left on the hard drive. The ram is 256 MB and has a 2.20 GHZ Intel Celeron processor.
Which Linux release would be best for this computer? (Has to be one you can use on a cd)
2007-01-02 12:24:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
http://www.ubuntu.org has one that runs off the cd, so install is fairly small and they will send it just for your asking. Hope this helps and Happy New Year
2007-01-02 12:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Live CD based system I know of you have the following choices:
Ubuntu pre-install desktop on CD
FreeBSD Live CD; forgot the name but there is one
Knoppix CD/DVD
there are few more but they are specialized to a specific use; last time I experiment with mutable CD toolkit it is Puppy Linux.
The best optimization that anyone done to Linux base code is 686; there was no change to anything after bbesides speed boost so no more optimization since then, that is Pentium 2 level so it is safe for you to use any on your Inspiron.
2007-01-02 20:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Knoppix loads as a live CD, so nothing changes on the desktop, and you can load windows or linux depending on whether the Knoppix CD is in the CD Drive.
2007-01-06 17:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by GAF 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just about any version of Linux will do! It depends what you're looking for.
Personally I'd go with a Slackware 11 install. A custom install of most of the goodies will leave you with 3 Gb of free space.
If you're really looking to just use a LiveCD, then Knoppix or Ubuntu are great.
2007-01-02 20:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by Linux OS 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What are you trying to do with it? That will influence which Linux version to use.
In the meantime, try Knoppix ( http://www.knoppix.org ) or Ubuntu Live ( http://www.ubuntu.com ).
2007-01-02 20:27:20 · answer #5 · answered by MarnenLK 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wtf does this have to do with hardware ??/
I mean there arent really any Linux installs that necessitate knowing some bogus specs on some junk computer....
I can already hear the problems and confusion on this one......LOL
2007-01-02 20:30:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋