advice for ubuntu on a small machine

[Justin]

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Kjetil Halvorsen <kjetil1001 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am considering installing ubuntu or something like that on some old,
> small
> machines. xubuntu could be a good choice (I understand that is based also
> on
> gtk, so most gnome programs should work). But even xubuntu could be to
> large.
>
> What other good options are there, to maintain some compatibility with
> gnome programs? We need absolutely GNU emacs with auctex for
> tex/latex stuff, and abiword or even openoffice would be nice. Also
> firefox.
>
> ¿What options are there?
>
> Kjetil
>
>
> How small are we talking, here?

Xubuntu is not really any slimmer than Gnome/KDE, despite what some here
will tell you.
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