Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Tue Jan 29 05:41:17 CST 2013
Be wary of modern Linux distros, if performance is what you want. While not as bad as other mainstream operating systems, Unity/Gnome3/KDE4 are never-the-less trying to cram all sorts of new features and such into their desktops and it consumes more memory and cpu time. If you want a purely lean distro of Linux, I would highly recommend CrunchBang. It's a no frills desktop, but it is stable and fffast. If you require a bit more desktop functionality, you can also go the way of KDE 3.5 (the older version of KDE, before they did the major revamp to be a modern desktop). There are some who are still maintaining KDE 3.5, called now the Trinity Project ( http://www.trinitydesktop.org/ ) and they provide easy ways to install it using your favourite distros package manager. I'm getting a thinkpad next week and i'm planning on installing debian + trinity myself to have the ultimate developer laptop. I can't wait :) - Hans On 2013-01-29, at 3:33 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote: > Funny you should mention VirtualBox, because that's what I currently use. > However, today I'm going to buy a new (actually refurbished) box, which I > plan to dedicate to Linux. But for this test, I'll keep VirtualBox and its > VMs alive long enough to try this before I nuke it and its VMs. > > One of the numerous great features of Linux is its ability to breathe new > life into aging hardware. The box I'm buying is a duo core AMD with 2GB of > plain old DDR, and a 60GB hard disk. This is going to set me back a > whopping $59 LOL. Another $20 for a 2-port KVM and I won't need another > monitor or keyboard or mouse cluttering up my desk. > > A. > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com