Re: DeLi Linux
On Friday 13 April 2007, debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org wrote:
> Why not have a look at DeLi linux.
>
> http://delili.lens.hl-users.com/
>
> DeLi Linux stands for "Desktop Light" Linux. It is a Linux Distribution for
> old computers, from 486 to Pentium MMX 166 or so. It's focused on desktop
> usage. It includes email clients, graphical web browser, an office package
> with word processor and spreadsheet, and so on. A full install, including
> XOrg and development tools, needs not more than 350 MB of harddisk space.
>
> The trick is, that DeLi Linux uses only "lightweight" alternative software.
> If you are looking for the newest KDE, GNOME or Mozilla, DeLi Linux will
> not make you happy. The test computer is a 486 laptop with 16 MB RAM, and
> all apps which comes with DeLi Linux are running smoothly.
This might be a good one for running on virtual machines. I'll try it with
qemu and virtualbox. Heavier stuff like knoppix never quite makes it with
qemu (works with vbox, though). Small memory requirement means the VM will
not cut too far into the host's memory.
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