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    Which Linux distro?

    I'm looking for a Linux distro to run on a second machine. All I need is a desktop and the capability to run OpenOffice and Thunderbird.

    System Spec:-

    AMD Athlon 64 3200
    2Gb DDR400 RAM
    80Gb HDD

    I'm currently using Ubuntu 9.10 but I'm finding it a bit slow. Any recommendations?
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    Greetz.

    personally i would either go Slackware or OpenBSD. Ir really depends on how deep you want to jump in the *nix pond.

    Suse linux is a nice distro and will run rather smoothly on your system setup also.

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    Thanks. I'll have a look.
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    I'm running Debian (Lenny).

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    what a name for a *nix Distro. While browsing the site i wanted to have a peppermint hehehe

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    pretty well all the names for linux distros are cheesy; i.e. "slackware" etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cdroman View Post
    pretty well all the names for linux distros are cheesy; i.e. "slackware" etc.
    Never considered slack to have a "Cheesy" name. i've always found solaris name to be different.

    always get it confused for solarium for some odd reason

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