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Re: Can you guys help me find a good linux distro?

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Silvu is not online. Silvu
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02 Sep 2012 02:11 PM
I'm looking for one for that old dell dimension computer that my aunt gave me.

It needs to be lightweight so that it can run well on it, but my sister will also be using the computer. She's 10 and can barely get around Windows.

I've found that most lightweight distros tend to be more advanced. While I could take the time and setup, say, Arch for it and make it so that it was easy enough for her to use, I really, really don't want to.

So do you guys know any really lightweight, really user friendly distros?
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JulienDethurens is not online. JulienDethurens
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02 Sep 2012 02:13 PM
If you want an user friendly one that has a lot of support, then I'd recommend staying in the popular ones. Ubuntu, perhaps? It's the most popular, after all.
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Silvu is not online. Silvu
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02 Sep 2012 02:14 PM
@Julien

>Lightweight

>Ubuntu

pick one
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FPGA is not online. FPGA
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02 Sep 2012 02:15 PM
Fedora with XFCE
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JulienDethurens is not online. JulienDethurens
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02 Sep 2012 02:15 PM
@Silvu

I know. The advantage is that, if she needs help, she can find it easily.

Of course, I was talking about Xubuntu or Lubuntu, not the normal version of Ubuntu.
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Silvu is not online. Silvu
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02 Sep 2012 02:16 PM
@Fpga

I love Fedora but that's still not lightweight enough

And for some reason it won't work on the computer

Probably driver issues
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Techboy6601 is not online. Techboy6601
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02 Sep 2012 02:18 PM
If she's 10, don't even bother with Linux. Chances are her school uses Windows and if she's learned Linux more than Windows it will not benefit her at all.

Sadly, that's the truth. I never recommend Linux for beginners because it won't help them with public computers.
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JulienDethurens is not online. JulienDethurens
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02 Sep 2012 02:20 PM
@Silvu

Hm. In that case, if neither Fedora or Ubuntu are lightweight enough, I guess you'll have to go with one of the less popular distributions.

Look up 'Lightweight Linux distribution' on Wikipedia.
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Silvu is not online. Silvu
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02 Sep 2012 02:20 PM
@Tech

The hard drive was completely wiped and the Windows serial sticker was removed

I'm not going to buy a copy of Windows, I don't have any spare serials around, and I will not use the Windows 8 CP.

Linux is the only option right now.

Besides, I'm not wasting money on it. I got it for free and I'd like it to stay free.
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Techboy6601 is not online. Techboy6601
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02 Sep 2012 02:23 PM
In that case don't let your sister have the computer, just let here use another one.

This opens up a ton of possibilities for you. IMO, if Fedora and Ubuntu were too heavyweight for the PC, Puppy Linux is a good choice. Horrible UI but it gets the job done.
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JulienDethurens is not online. JulienDethurens
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02 Sep 2012 02:24 PM
@techboy6601

Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian would all, in my opinion, be easier to use than Windows, for someone who has never used a computer before. However, Windows _IS_ more popular, and many public computers use it (then, again, my school uses Ubuntu on all the computers in the computer lab...).

Anyway, they don't really need to use Windows for a long time to be able to use it well on public computers. Usually, in schools, you don't need to do much more than just being able to open the web browser and a word processor. Therefore, it won't matter anyway.
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Techboy6601 is not online. Techboy6601
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02 Sep 2012 02:24 PM
her*
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JulienDethurens is not online. JulienDethurens
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02 Sep 2012 02:25 PM
@Silvu

Can I know the specifications of the computer? Might be able to find some distribution that would go well with that.
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Silvu is not online. Silvu
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02 Sep 2012 02:26 PM
@Julien

It's a Dell Dimension 2400.

512 mb of RAM

2.2 GHz processor
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JulienDethurens is not online. JulienDethurens
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02 Sep 2012 02:29 PM
@Silvu

Oh. That's definitely enough to run Fedora with Xfce or Lubuntu, then.
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Silvu is not online. Silvu
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02 Sep 2012 02:32 PM
@Julien

Enough

But that doesn't make for a nice, smooth experience.

Fedora won't run on it.

As for Lubuntu, I don't know. I'll see.

What do you guys think about Debian? Sadly, it won't run on my computer so I've never actually tried it.
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Techboy6601 is not online. Techboy6601
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02 Sep 2012 05:13 PM
"Sadly, it won't run on my computer so I've never actually tried it."

If it doesn't run on your computer (which I'm assuming is better than your Dimension), what makes you think it will run on the inferior machine?

Was it an unsupported driver or something?
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stravant is not online. stravant
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02 Sep 2012 05:23 PM
No matter what you do by the time it has been set up to be "nice any easy to use" it will not be so lightweight anymore.

Just take one of the common heavyweight distros.
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popdosprite2 is not online. popdosprite2
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02 Sep 2012 06:03 PM
Linux Mint Debian Edition + XFCE.
It's user friendly and moderately light weight enough to run on your machine.
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chickenman158 is not online. chickenman158
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02 Sep 2012 06:26 PM
Lightweight and easy?
I would say Mint.
Last time I checked it used GNOME, so that is better than Unity.
Or, lrn2mod debian. Just cause' it's debian.
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