On 2006-02-16, John Jay Smith <-> wrote:
Why do you need information about distros that are out of date and
therefore no longer 'supported' or easily kept up-to-date with security
patches etc?
The current distros will often work perfectly well on older x586 machines -
that is one of the strengths of Linux compared with some other OSs - and
there are a few current distros specifically designed for 'obsolete'
hardware - right back to x386 and equivalent processors. If a PC was
built for Windows 95, 98, or XP, then I think any of the current distros
will be able to run. If the latest versions of the KDE or Gnome
'graphical desktop' are too slow on a particular machine, there are
several 'light-weight' alternatives that will be easily grasped by anyone
familiar with Mac or Windows. (You can use any 'window manager' and/or
'desktop environment' you want, with almost all Linux distros; or just use
a text-based console if you prefer).
Try this site <http://distrowatch.com/>.
I'm a fan of Mandriva, but SuSE or Fedora or Debian are almost as good
)
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