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Which linux should I use for my new used laptop?

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digger

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Aug 14, 2011, 4:20:32 AM8/14/11
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I was just given a Sony Vaio that's about ten years old and I want to
put a Linux on it but don't know which one I should choose so I am
asking here for advice.

J G Miller

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Aug 14, 2011, 7:08:36 AM8/14/11
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There is probably no reason why you should not use the latest version 3.0.1
available from <http://kernel.ORG/>

bosco

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Aug 14, 2011, 7:36:05 AM8/14/11
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I have an old laptop that is happy running Mepis, Lubuntu, PCLinuxOS,
Zenwalk, and Puppy. It has some issues with the latest Vector V7, but
they are minor, and fixable.

atec77

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Aug 14, 2011, 8:02:04 AM8/14/11
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Biggest restraint is the ram

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ray

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Aug 14, 2011, 10:01:31 AM8/14/11
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Insufficient information. CPU speed - RAM, etc. all should play a part in
your selection.

Given the dearth of information, my first choice would most likely be
Debian.

Stefan Patric

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Aug 14, 2011, 1:18:34 PM8/14/11
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:20:32 -0700, digger wrote:

I've got Debian 4 Etch (the most current version when installed) with
XFCE running quite happily on a 10 year old IBM 240X Thinkpad. 500MHz
PIII, 192MB RAM, 12GB hard drive.

From a practical standpoint, most any version of Linux will run on most
any hardware. It's the GUI/desktop that's the problem. They are the RAM
hogs. I suggest you consider LXDE or XFCE as they are "lightweight." Or
you could just run a window manager and launchbar instead.

Stef

digger

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Aug 15, 2011, 10:57:43 PM8/15/11
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This is all great info thanks guys I have 1GB of RAM so I may have more
questions but I'm ready to start with Linux now. Thanx again.

Mike Lovell

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Aug 15, 2011, 11:06:21 PM8/15/11
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Sorry to come in late but adding to the LXDE that was suggested this is
all packaged up nicely in Lubuntu. I installed it a few days ago on my
netbook and it's really running nice.

~ Mike

Chip

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Aug 17, 2011, 1:56:26 PM8/17/11
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:20:32 -0700, digger wrote:

I just installed openSUSE 11.4 KDE on an old compaq evo n160. It has a
PIII 1.133 Ghz and 512mb ram. Runs pretty well and 3D effects work.
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