Perhaps you'd like to try Yoper, especially as it focuses on speed and compactness. Here's a starting point:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/21/2232238 I have no experience with it myself, but would love to hear from anyone who tries it. -- Rod On Saturday 25 September 2004 10:06 am, Jay Strauss wrote: > Hi, > > I want to preface this, I'm not whinning :) > > Since replacing my failed hard drive on my laptop (IBM thinkpad A30, > model 2652 3CU), I'm really trying to make the switch to a linux destop. > I've always run Debian for my servers and am most comfortable with that. > I've never had to worry about sound cards, IR ports, wireless cards... > > What I find when I install Sarge, and pick the desktop option is: > > 1) It installs a ton of stuff, that I just don't need now. For example, > I don't need 10 different console and terminal apps, 5 different web > browsers, sound recording/mixing..., games, HTML editors, both KDE and > Gnome... > > 2) it doesn't do a good job of identifying and configuring components. > Examples: > a) doesnt identify my video card as ATI > b) doesn't setup my XFConfig-4 correctly > c) Sound only works if I use KDE first. That is if I log into Gnome > after boot I have no sound, if I log into KDE then Gnome I get sound. > But even then the sound volume controls doesn't work > d) The wireless card can't be picked during the install because the > settings don't last/work after that initial install reboot > > 3) Its kinda slow. I'm running a 1Ghz pentium III, 384 MB ram, 5400 rpm > drive. It takes something like 10 seconds after I enter my userid into > GDM before I get my desktop > > Maybe I'm picking the wrong distribution to run as a desktop (or I hate > to say it, maybe I'm spoiled because M$ stuff does all this so well). > > So my question is: > > Can anyone suggest a route for installing on my laptop that will help me > detect/identify all the components on my laptop (network card, wireless > card, ir port, monitor, sound card...), give me a nice slim install, and > ideally use APT for software administration > > Thanks > Jay _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech