A "green" distro of Ubuntu?
Richard Owlett
rowlett at pcnetinc.com
Sat Jul 2 18:38:44 UTC 2011
JD wrote:
> On 07/02/2011 07:49 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> Though Kermit might disagree, the subject line is ONLY slightly "tongue in
>> cheek".
>>
>> I'm a Windows(tm) user tired of *BLOAT* who remembers vacuum tubes and 026's.
>> An internet acquaintance knowing my needs and perspectives pointed me to
>> Ubuntu as an appropriate version of Linux. I downloaded the .iso of a 'live
>> cd' (10.?) which I found "bloated". The user experience was ok, though I'm not
>> sure if the good features I saw were Ubuntu specific or due to Debian heritage.
>>
>> A *major constraint* is I'm restricted to dial-up access. I understand that
>> connectivity using a USB modem will have it's issues, but that is one time
>> problem. I have very limited access to a wide-band connection at another
>> location with my laptop.
>>
>> The desired distro shall only have:
>> kernel
>> GUI
>> minimal browser
>> simple text editor {notepad suffices for>90% of my needs}
>> what's required to download/update apps
>> the *minimum* of other software to make an operable system
>>
>> The result should be significantly smaller than Win 3.1 {most of which I never
>> used)
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Have you tried DSL (DamnSmallLinux)?
> See http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
> and scroll down for download sites.
>
>
Yes, not to its benefit
1. 2nd link yields 404 error without "contact us" link to
report problem
2. searching out correct link yields .iso of ~50MB
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