Ok, tried to load SuSe 8.2 on a P 150MHZ with 80MB ram and a 4GB hard disk ... needless to say, WAY OVERKILL for the poor old machine.
Need some sort of distro that can:
A: Includes the Gcc compiler/Python/Perl/etc ... B: Will work on such a weak machine (hmmm a few years ago we thought that kinda power was studly ...)
This machine, is more or less, going to be a "Terminal" on steriods. Needs to have a desktop, and I need to have Open Office on it.
I am open to suggestions? Perhaps Knoppix ?
I think Knoppix wouldn't really be any better than SuSE (it's heavy KDE). These full-featured desktops (Gnome, KDE) are nowadays designed for a machine several x better than that P150-80.
Since you said it would be a "terminal" does that mean it will have a server behind it? You might consider running all the apps (especially that monster OO.o) on the server and just use the P150 as a display.
Here's a link that has great summaries of all the popular desktops: http://www.plig.org/xwinman/ .
After XFCE, I'd probably look at fluxbox.
Recommend you just stick with whatever distro you're comfortable and do a selective install of only the stuff you need - and load some alternative to Knome (or is it Gde?) as fast as your little fingers can type.
Michael
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