Which distro can anyone recommend for low end hardware ?

Mon Sep 27 08:33:02 CDT 2004

IceWM or fluxbox go well on old stuff.  You right about the ram.   DSL doesn't have any extra services on boot, but Knoppix starts quite a few.  I think Knoppix could even be considered for an intro server out of the box.  DSL has a few things like monkey webserver, an FTP server and ssh that can be easily activated, but are off by default.  There is a nice little DSL control panel that you can start and stop the avail. services from.

Brian Kelsay

>>> "Rob Becker" <> 09/27/04 08:09AM >>>
This doesn't answer your question regarding a specific distro, but
whatever distro you use, carefully audit all services that run at start.
With a machine that is not connected to a network, many of your network
services can be disabled.  Also look at running a light desktop manager
like ICEWM.  If there is any budget at all for adding RAM and or a newer
HD, it may be well worth your time to do so.  A P2/200 will be
sufficient for the duties you suggest, but a faster HD and more RAM will
make things much speedier.
Good luck with it.
Rob