Linux Mint

[Eli]

...is what Im runnin. Honestly its not too bad. Boots hella quick too.

[aldra]

try debian - mint and ubuntu are based on it; using the base OS will let you strip away a whole lot of stuff you don't want or need.

[Eli]

Ill have to check that out. Not that experienced with Linux yet. I used to run Lindows lol and Ive had puppy linux. Thats about it.

[ph0x]

try debian - mint and ubuntu are based on it; using the base OS will let you strip away a whole lot of stuff you don't want or need.

That's kinda shit advice man. IME Ubuntu adds a large layer of comparability to Debian, I'm not too sure about mint I never used it.

If you want a stripped down version try a "Server" edition like Ubuntu Server. That is what I use for an installer, then I apt-get install on top of that base system.

This way you get all the compatability and repos. I highly suggest for a single user system to forgo the DM and autologin, then auto startx, and set your config to exec openbox-session.

From there you can add your toolbars and desktop if you like, this way you can build a nice system that runs 10% of the system resources of windows.

I plan of writing a guide on how to do this in a couple of weeks.

[Eli]

ya bro a guide would be stellar

[ph0x]

http://xubuntu.org/

Xubuntu is a lightweight version of ubuntu with Xfce.

Unless you just want to be involved more in the process of installing your system, that may be more for you.

I did email PM you a bunch of guides and links which will be the bibliography of my guide, I hope it helps you either way,

[Ninja]

I have an AMD Sempron with 2 gigs of RAM.

I've been wanting to install Ubuntu for some time now, hoping I'd get better performance.

Would definitely appreciate a guide.

[ph0x]

I sent you the same PM.

I run an ancient AMD64 with half a gig of ram and it plays 720p just fine.

[LiquidIce]

http://xubuntu.org/

Xubuntu is a lightweight version of ubuntu with Xfce.

Unless you just want to be involved more in the process of installing your system, that may be more for you.

I did email PM you a bunch of guides and links which will be the bibliography of my guide, I hope it helps you either way,

This.

I run xubuntu on my laptop as well as my computers at work (only person to use *nix at work  ). Xfce is incredibly light on resources while the ubuntu repos give you access to most stuff you might ever need and this includes drivers and multimedia stuff. I don't know how it compares to Mint or Ubuntu, I assume it's less flashy, but it's a good rest for your eyes lol.

[aldra]

That's kinda shit advice man. IME Ubuntu adds a large layer of comparability to Debian, I'm not too sure about mint I never used it.

what does that even mean?

anything ubuntu has can potentially be installed on debian. sure, debian's packages tend to be updated more slowly (largely for stability's sake), but if you need bleeding-edge builds you can either build from source or use third-party repositories.

[Lucifer]

All of you should kill yourselves or switch to a superior rpm based distro.

[Arnox]

One of my friends swears by Gentoo... If I recall correctly, he says there's not very much difference between distros besides the package manager and Gentoo has the best one.

Also, gentoo is fully customizable as well. A rather manual OS.

[aldra]

I actually find package management to be more troublesome on centos.

***gentoo needs to be compiled specifically for your platform; it tends to be a lot lighter than the 'standard' distros but it's a lot harder to get into... if your only experience is with mint or ubuntu, I don't suspect you'll be installing gentoo or slackware anytime soon.

[Arnox]

I actually find package management to be more troublesome on centos.

***gentoo needs to be compiled specifically for your platform; it tends to be a lot lighter than the 'standard' distros but it's a lot harder to get into... if your only experience is with mint or ubuntu, I don't suspect you'll be installing gentoo or slackware anytime soon.

Well, it's certainly not for the beginning user, you're absolutely right. However, It's still not as bad as, say, Linux From Scratch. Now THAT'S a distro that separates the men from the boys there. *sucks thumb*

[SBTlauien]

Still like Ubuntu best.

I have Mint and Fedora on a virtual machine but really haven't messed with them much.