Re: [orca-list] distribution for netbook

[Dave Hunt <ka1cey gmail com>]

I run the GUI session, almost exclusively, on a netbook with an Atom cpu 
and a gig of ram; it's plenty fast.  with Ubuntu 11.10.  This is what 
I'm using, and it's faster than earlier versions of Vinux on this machine.


Cheers,



Dave



On 12/11/2011 06:37 PM, Jason White wrote:
> Justin Harford<blindstein gmail com>  wrote:
>
>
> > I think a lighter variant of linux would be better for this machine. What do
> > you guys think? Is there a way I could lighten up vinux, or a good distro
> > out there that you would suggest for me?
> In this situation I would install Debian, choosing only the essential
> packages during the installation process. I would then boot the new system and
> start installing only the packages that I needed.
>
> Arch Linux should also be flexible enough to allow you to do this.
>
> I would also suggest working primarily from console sessions rather than from
> a GUI, and trying out alternatives to Gnome such as XFCE, accessibility to
> which with Orca is said to be improving.
>
> I have fast machines with a lot of memory, but I still prefer to work
> primarily in console sessions. I only run X when I need Firefox or some other
> GUI application.
>
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