Vector Linux?

[Andrew Gould]

On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:

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

There's also VectorLinux Light Edition.  It's a free download.

Andrew
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