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Best Linux Distro w/ GUI for low spec PC.?

I would like to install a Linux Distro on a HP thin client t5700 - it must have a GUI and not webmin. It does not need a graphical installer or LiveCD. I would like to stay away from BSD. It will be used as a torrent and ed2k mule as well as an SMB server.

THe t5700 has an x86 CPU (not Intel but runs x86 code) that runs @ 1Ghz. It is probably equivalent to a P3 500-600Mhz.

It also has 512MB RAM, a 60GB IDE laptop HDD, alsa supported sound, 4 bootable USB 1.1, 100Mbps ethernet and one PCI 33Mhz slot.

The OS will boot of the internal IDE channel drive and not the USB drives.

I have another one with identical config with Windows XP Pro installed and it runs just great as a P2P mule and does not crash, so it is pretty capable as a basic server but not as a workstation.

I ran the distro chooser test

http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

It recommended OpenSUSE and Fedora first. Then Ubuntu, Madriva and Debian. I prefer Debian based distros with the GNOME desktop.

Do the new Ubuntu Distros natively support writing to NTFS drives or do I need a 3rd party app like FUSE. I don't mind an old 2.4 kernel, but the newest kernel had all drivers included when I tried Xubuntu 8.10.

I'd just like to know everyone else's $0.02

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    with specs like that it should run well with most distros my fav is linux mint or anyother ubuntu based distro but in your case its a matter of whatever you can handle the packages with the most ease

  • 5 years ago

    hi; First enable me say i'm not an expert and a number of what i'm conserving is guesswork. My journey is that a workstation with 256 megabytes of RAM is adequate for Ubuntu Linux (i'm employing the Heron version). i love machines that are operating at about 1000 mhz. they seem quick adequate and are really uncomplicated to locate. the mission you're having is that the device is only sluggish -- there is not some thing you may do to make 500 mhz device seem quick ... Volkswagons received't carry out like Jaguars. i'd through incorrect despite the undeniable fact that the KDE interface might want to connect the mission -- i imagine the Gnome is faster. i prefer to communicate about that in case you play with the device video demonstrate, youl'll locate that those numbers are a touch bogus. once you're making the window exhibiting device utilization smaller then it says it really is employing a lot less aspects. There are distros accessible that declare to be speedier -- feels like you've executed the learn as far the application -- so i imagine your speed complications are hardware appropriate. best of success, bill

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