On 27/09/10 17:02, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote:
On 27/09/10 16:52, Natalie Hooper wrote:
Seems like ArchLinux is great for old hardware but not really
suitable for
my spanking new hardware ;-)
I run it on old and new hardware, and it works well on both ;)
Having said that, I'm also looking to change my Linux distro on my Dell
netbook - currently, I've got Ubuntu but I find it bloated so I've been
looking at Jolicloud and PuppyLinux, as well as Ubuntu Netbook
edition of
course, but should ArchLinux be a candidate as well? My Dell netbook is
"old" for a netbook, as I bought it the second month Dell ever did
netbooks
and of course, netbooks aren't really powerful to start with
(compared to
current laptops) so I guess ArchLinux might be suitable for it,
assuming it
copes well with the netbook environment (can I install it from a USB
stick
for instance?).
Sure you can!
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_from_a_USB_flash_drive
Another one to watch is http://crunchbanglinux.org/ which is currently
making a transition from an Ubuntu remix to a Debian-based distro.
The last release was really nice, but it's quite old now, and the
transition is delaying the new release quite a bit.
I just discovered http://archbang.org which reminded me of this thread.
The nice thing about Archlinux is that the base is so minimal that it
lends itself to these remixes.
"ArchBang is a simple GNU/Linux distribution which provides you with a
lightweight Arch Linux system combined with the Openbox Window Manager.
Suitable for both desktop and portable systems -- It is fast, stable,
and always up to date. You can customise your install to suit your
needs, and draw on the vast resources & knowledge of the Arch Linux
community <http://archlinux.org/>. The download
<http://archbang.org/download> page has links to both 32 & 64 bit
versions, bootable as a live CD / USB -- allowing you to easily test it
out before doing a full install."
There's also http://chakra-project.org/ which is a cutting-edge
KDE/Archlinux distro that offers both a live CD and an installer.
If the idea of finishing an installer at a shell prompt is a bit scary,
but the other parts of Archlinux sound good, then why not try one of the
above?
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