Flavor of linux...

**LoneWolf071** · 03-17-2005, 01:49 PM

I have Fedora core 3, and i'm a programmer(non-professional/Hobby), and FC3 seems so heavy, my computer stats are 533Mhz AMD K-62 192 MB RAM, 30 GIG HDD, and it's a model from 2000, so the processor is a little slower. I want a version f linux with a good Graphical Desktop, but will als run good on an old computer. I am 1337 with linux, so i know most commands and i'm not afraid to use the command prompt, but i would also like to use a GUI interface, Any suggestions?

shuuhen · 03-17-2005, 04:35 PM

I assume you're using KDE. There are some window managers that would be lighter. You might consider something like fluxbox.

Skie · 03-17-2005, 04:40 PM

Both KDE and Gnome (Gnome is Fedora's default) are a bit heavy on resources. You might want to look at a few other Desktops such as Fluxbox, Openbox, FCWM, etc. There are several lightweight Desktops for lower spec machines. Not all look great, but some look like stripped down versions of KDE/Gnome.

**Fox** · 03-17-2005, 04:41 PM

fvwm95

Skie · 03-17-2005, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox

fvwm95

I wrote fcwm, but I meant fvwm.

kickass · 03-17-2005, 11:31 PM

i use fluxbox on slackware 10.0 kde and gnome are to heavy and i have a 1.667 ghz amd k-7 athlon XP 2000+.

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Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 1,821 OS: Gentoo Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, CentOS My System	Both KDE and Gnome (Gnome is Fedora's default) are a bit heavy on resources. You might want to look at a few other Desktops such as Fluxbox, Openbox, FCWM, etc. There are several lightweight Desktops for lower spec machines. Not all look great, but some look like stripped down versions of KDE/Gnome. __________________

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kickass Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 7 OS: windows_xp_home_sp2: slackware 10	i use fluxbox on slackware 10.0 kde and gnome are to heavy and i have a 1.667 ghz amd k-7 athlon XP 2000+. __________________ )( wardriver

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shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 802 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.5, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux	I assume you're using KDE. There are some window managers that would be lighter. You might consider something like fluxbox.

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Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	fvwm95