Vector Linux?

[Collins Richey]

On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Bob Hemus <ol.bob at charter.net> wrote:
> I've an old C0mpaq laptop with a 6 gig hard-drive and 64 megs of memory.
> I pur DSL on it, which worked, but was looking for more.  Ran into
> Vector Linux.
>
> So.. I'm just starting to replace my Fedora with the Vector 5.9.  If I
> like it I may spring for $19.99 to buy VL 5.9.1 SOHO Deluxe Bundle "new"
>

I've heard good things about Vector and no negative comments. OTOH, I
don't pay for Linux period.

>
> This includes the basic install CD and the extras CD. The second CD is
> 700 megabytes of extra software to enhance the SOHO desktop system. This
> includes all the locales for KDE, the KDE help system, Koffice,
> Inkscape, compiz-fusion and a ton of games. There are server solutions
> here too like apache, mysql and php. The rest of the software is from
> the Vector Multimedia bonus disk which includes everything one needs to
> produce, edit and enjoy anything multimedia related. All the bases are
> covered sound, audio and video. For the small additional cost this is a
> worthwhile investment. 60 days of installation and configuration support
> included.

With only 64M you're not going to get much performance with KDE.
Something like Xfce or IceWM or Fluxbox would be a better fit. You
could even try the Sidux Xfce edition.
>
> I've been using Ubuntu for about a year??

Ubuntu has an Xfce edition also.

Or there's always Slackware.


> Not sure.  I'm prolly not as
> demanding as the rest of you folks.  I'll keep eating and paying park
> rent if something goes south.  I'll keep you posted.

> Need to chat further on this subject? Check out #linux-users on irc.linux-sxs.org !
>

The beauty of having a machine that you can break is that you can
always start over with something new.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.