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  • Netbooks
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May 19, 2014 9:06:22 PM

I just received an ancient netbook that I figured I'd use as a simple Linux machine. I now its a) old and b) underpowered

Its a first Generation netbook, Acer Aspire One.
Single core Atom N270 @1.60 GHz
1 GB of Ram
8 MB used for the GPU
1024x600 screen
120GB HDD, at either 5400 or 4900 RPM

I plan to use it for basic web browsing and MUDs, nothing fancy. With the CPU ad RAM, I figure 32 bit should be enough, but it should also not tax the syste much

What distribution(s) would you recommend?

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May 19, 2014 9:51:22 PM

I would try Mepis AntiX before any others.
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May 20, 2014 8:32:40 AM

Crunchbang or archbang with the netbook kernel.
AntiX is a bit too exotic for my taste... Prefer LXDE anyway
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May 20, 2014 8:46:55 AM

netbook Kernel?
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May 20, 2014 5:04:33 PM

that sounds perfect, except I don't see an ISO that I could use to boot from.

EDIT: I found a Manjaro netbook ISO.

https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=7319.0
I'm going to give that a try
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May 20, 2014 5:37:43 PM

Strongly reccomend Antergos over Manjaro. They are both similar as they are both based on ArchLinux, however Manjaro parts ways using its own repositories and is not strictly vanilla ArchLinux.
In practical terms this means you will not recieve support from the Arch communitLinux community when using Manjaro!
Antergos is basically Vanilla ArchLinux with a nice installer.

On Antergos (or archlinux) if you want the netbook kernel, just install it from AUR.
  1. $yaourt -S kernel-netbook
  2. or
  3. wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ke/kernel-netbook/kernel-netbook.tar.gz
  4. tar -xzf kernel-netbook.tar.gz
  5. cd kernel-netbook
  6. makepkg -si


http://antergos.com/
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