i need a good linux distro for a not so powerfull laptop (tho i only used linux twice and dont know alot, so maybe it doesnt eat resources like windows?)

i tried ubuntu but it doesnt work on my laptop

any help is appreciated

Kubuntu? PClinuxOS  or Suse

You could try a live cd
Try DSLinux

make a linux partition whit Partition Magic 8, and install Linux in these partition
(Use Ubuntu or Linspire)

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Originally posted by MX-G
make a linux partition whit Partition Magic 8, and install Linux in these partition
(Use Ubuntu or Linspire)

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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
i tried ubuntu but it doesnt work on my laptop

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Originally posted by MX-G
(Use Ubuntu

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hmmmm go down your local newsagents and pick up a linux magazine. Basically every week they offer a cd with at least 3 linux live versions. and noramlly about 14 you can install

have fun

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Originally posted by ShawnZ

Linux is an operating system for communists and poor people, not trustworthy and secure like Windows. Do you think patchou is a communist?!

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I've used Linux on and off for the last four years, and would recommend that, instead of getting a distro direct from the Internet, find a book on something like Ubuntu (which can be encouraged to work on a laptop) or a similar novice-aimed distro. The bonus of having a book is it'll guide you through the installation, configuration, use and maintenance of the distro you choose. If it's a good book, it'll even have a guide to getting it running with a laptop

Edit: I do believe there are books on SuSE

ok, i'll do that after school, for now i'm downloading suse

If you've got broadband, I'd suggest Gentoo for low-powered computers. It's a little bit on the techy side, so read the documentation first to see if you're up to it, but it's worth trying out. Emerge makes things easy to install, plus everything gets compiled on that computer, making them run faster* which is especially noticeable on slower computers.

(* Assuming you've got the right USE flags. If you don't know what to put, just ask on the forums, giving as much detail as you can on the laptop. Usually, the brand and model number give *plenty* of information since they can be googled.)

Gentoo is *not* for novices: it requires much more knowledge and effort than most distros. For a Linux first-timer, Ubuntu, SuSE, Fedora, and Mandriva all offer good systems.

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Originally posted by Kilyn
I'd suggest Gentoo for low-powered computers.

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specs:
1.6 ghz (AMD Turion64) - bad/ok
512 ram - ok
SiS M760GX - sux
80 GBs - good

age: under 6 months

name: Acer Aspire 5002

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suse hasnt finished downloading in over 9 hours (only 36%)
and yes i am a beginner linux user

i'll try other distros if suse doesnt work/sux

Oh, that's the royal treatment.  I was imagining something well under 1GHz, with a fraction of the memory you have.  Performance wise, you can run any distribution on it you want -- that would not be considered a low end machine by any means.

search reveals it works fine with Linux (in fact, it seems to ship with Linux in some parts of the world), although a few "hacks" are required (ndiswrapper for the wireless card).

i dont consider my laptop a low-end machine (but i dont think its that good either) if i did i'd say i need linux for a horribly old laptop or sumthing

i'll "hack" it later

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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
i need a good linux distro for a not so powerfull laptop (tho i only used linux twice and dont know alot, so maybe it doesnt eat resources like windows?)

i tried ubuntu but it doesnt work on my laptop

any help is appreciated

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