[wplug] Distro selection assistance

[Bill Moran]

Rick Reynolds <rick at rickandviv.net> wrote:

> Dane Miller wrote:
> 
> >David Harper wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I am trying to install a light weight version of linux on a Sony VAIO
> >>N505VE
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >just remember, light weight == reduced features
> >
> >You probably only need to go light weight on the desktop
> >environment/window manager, not the whole distro.    Do a minimum
> >install of your favorite distro, then instead of Gnome or KDE, use
> >something like iceWM or fluxbox.  Your session manager (where you login)
> >will automatically let you choose among the installed window managers.

I recommend xfce as a lightweight WM.  I use it on all my machines, whether
I have space for something bigger or not.  YMMV.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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