Re: fastest linux distro
On Mon, 27 Jan 2014, Pete Orrall wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:17 PM, tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I am looking for the fastest Linux distro for the following
> > purposes.
> <snip>
> > Currently I am running ubuntu 12.04. I am unhappy with the speed of
> > it.
> >
> > Any info/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
> I run Debian Wheezy with a stock kernel on my aging Toshiba Tecra A8.
> It has a 1.7GHz Core Duo with 2GB of RAM. With xfce performance is
> acceptable, ie much better than heavy-weight DEs like KDE or GNOME but
> still leaves some room for improvement. Instead, I use openbox and
> there is a noticeable improvement in speed and resource usage. It
> took me a little while to adjust to such a minimal environment
> especially when coming from GNOME or even xfce but now I much prefer
> it, even on faster systems.
I'll trump that ;-)
EeePC 900 (900MHz Celeron M, 1GB RAM, 4GB & 16GB drives): Wheezy/LXDE
32-bit, standard install, Laptop option, ext2 filesystem. Replaced
Eeebuntu 3.0 that I put on it 3 or 4 years ago. Absolutely no install
problems. Runs great. Better than Eeebuntu: seems smoother, snappier.
Certainly is more contemporary.
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