It comes from the MEPIS developer. I have not used it in a while. Good to hear that it is still around.
Roy Using Kubuntu 12.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 24 October 2012 08:47, Pascal <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > I highly recommend AntiX, I'm running it on an IBM T21 (Pentium III 1.1 > GHz, 512MB RAM) and even on this old machine (made in 2000) it runs > reasonably well. AntiX is basically Debian (Testing), so everything that > works on Debian, you can do/use there as well (smxi for example). It comes > with Fluxbox and IceWM as default window managers, but since you have the > Debian repositories available, you could install anything you like. Their > forum is very friendly and you get quick responses. In addition it is a > rolling release, so you would get an update, when a new Debian version > comes out. > > It is quite fast with these WMs and stable at that, barely had any > problems. It not exactly for beginners though, but learning curve is not > steeper than it would be with Debian proper. In case you have been using > Linux for some while already, you should not have any problems finding your > way around. > > http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title=Main_Page > > Pascal > > --- In [email protected], Joan Leach <jleach728@...> wrote: > > > > Try Lubuntu, or Bodhi, or PcLinuxOS LXDE, or Puppy Linux. Anyone have > other ideas? > > > > Joan in Reno > > > > --- On Tue, 10/23/12, Gabrielle <dawnyisrael13@...> wrote: > > > > From: Gabrielle <dawnyisrael13@...> > > Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Older Laptop & Ubuntu > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 6:08 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings, I just recently purchased a Panasonic Toughbook with the > following specs: > > > > > > > > Type Notebook > > > > Screen Size 13.3" > > > > Brand Panasonic > > > > Processor Type CENTRINO > > > > Product Line Toughbook > > > > Processor Speed 1.3GHZ > > > > Model CF29 > > > > Memory 1.25GB > > > > Operating System Windows XP > > > > Hard Drive Capacity 40GB > > > > > > > > I was pretty excited when it arrived and wanted to get Ubuntu on it > quick. I already have another laptop (Toshiba) that I have Ubuntu on and I > love it. No problem with downloading Ubuntu on that laptop either. I can > not say the same for my new/old laptop. I went to the Ubuntu site and > downloaded the for windows version so I could dual boot. It downloaded OK > and even had me pick my name and password. So, I then reboot and choose > Ubuntu from the screen and it goes to the Ubuntu orange screen but no > desktop is there. It is the desktop without all the icons that usually pop > up along the left side and also nothing in the upper right corner for time, > shut down, etc. So, I turn it off and back on. When I hit my off switch the > Ubuntu logo does come up in the middle with the dots underneath as the > computer powers down. I reboot, it asks me to sign in again and goes to a > blank Ubuntu screen again. > > > > Where is the desktop? Please help, I am not sure why it did not set up > the desktop completely. > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
