Archived thread 1020250 from Other OS Talk. Markdown source: Other_OS_Talk/thread_1020250_Looking_for_a_good_Distro.md
Hey Everyone, I was looking for a good, powerful, small Linux Distro for mainly for Gaming, maybe some music, movies, web-browsing, and photo editing. Something that can run of a P3 CPU.
I'm looking for something less than 300mb, sort of like DSL, one easily customizable, and preferably clean and light weight, not full of programs; if it has some I can just remove them, but that'd be preferred.
There's so many out there, but I don't know what's best for this. Thanks!
*Baltix GNU/Linux*
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Try Zenwalk http://zenwalk.org/. Zenwalk is about a 500mb download, but it is very fast and light, and has modest system requirements:
Zenwalk will be able to do all the things you want it to do also.
DerekFord95 said: Hey Everyone, I was looking for a good, powerful, small Linux Distro for mainly for Gaming, maybe some music, movies, web-browsing, and photo editing. Something that can run of a P3 CPU.
I'm looking for something less than 300mb, sort of like DSL, one easily customizable, and preferably clean and light weight, not full of programs; if it has some I can just remove them, but that'd be preferred.
There's so many out there, but I don't know what's best for this. Thanks!
TinyMe? 200 MB, very easy to customize, clean and light.
Hallvor said: TinyMe? 200 MB, very easy to customize, clean and light.
I agree +1
http://www.tinymelinux.com/doku.php
edit: oops, just noticed that the latest release "Droplet"(2008.1) is only 150mb. cool go and try it.
DerekFord95 said: Hey Everyone, I was looking for a good, powerful, small Linux Distro for mainly for Gaming, maybe some music, movies, web-browsing, and photo editing. Something that can run of a P3 CPU.
I'm looking for something less than 300mb, sort of like DSL, one easily customizable, and preferably clean and light weight, not full of programs; if it has some I can just remove them, but that'd be preferred.
There's so many out there, but I don't know what's best for this. Thanks!
that's so contradictory, you want small but full featured. custom install can give you the features you want because it's up to you what you add. "less than 300mb" maybe, again up to you and what programs you prefer.
Arch Linux... It is very fast, you can choose wich desktop you want to use, (from KDE to Dwm), all game that has has Linux support works, you can add a game repo. In arch Linux you install only the programs YOU need.
The ISO image is under 300mb
Damn Small Linux could do the trick.
If you want something a bit heavier though, I hear zenwalk and tinyme are good :).
Those things you mention wanting to do most of them are better done on a Windows or Mac. Linux is weak in many of those areas.
You mention
Gaming, much better done on Windows. some music, movies, and photo editing. Making music and editing video are much easier to do on a Mac or even WIndows. Linux can do photo editing but there is better software for it on Windows and OS X. Something that can run of a P3 CPU.
Windows 98SE or Windows 2000 or XP.
jrusso2 said: Those things you mention wanting to do most of them are better done on a Windows or Mac. Linux is weak in many of those areas.
You mention
Gaming, much better done on Windows. some music, movies, and photo editing. Making music and editing video are much easier to do on a Mac or even WIndows. Linux can do photo editing but there is better software for it on Windows and OS X. Something that can run of a P3 CPU.
Windows 98SE or Windows 2000 or XP.
I mean Linux games, Nexiuz, Quake Series, Pentumra Series, Assult Cube, that type of stuff. For photoediting, GIMP is much more than enough, just something a little m re than MSPaint is good. And Linux has a lot of good Movie players. So Linux is great fro what I need.
DerekFord95 said: I mean Linux games, Nexiuz, Quake Series, Pentumra Series, Assult Cube, that type of stuff. For photoediting, GIMP is much more than enough, just something a little m re than MSPaint is good. And Linux has a lot of good Movie players. So Linux is great fro what I need.
I guess I took it you wanted to edit video and photos. If you can figure out how GIMP works its adequate. There are better and easier free applications in Windows though. Movie Players are adequate like mplayer or Xine or VLC.
I would recommend something more like antiX or other light weight full distros over Puppy or DSL as these tend to have issues installing apps. and very limited repos.
Try Vector Linux. All the codecs out of the box.
Puppy Linux (WnOp) will be best choice for building your OS.i use it in a pentium VI with 128 Mb ram and it makes windoze to cry.