Related Q, Re: [ale] Favorite Linux GUI for a laptop.

[matty91 at bellsouth.net]

Has anyone messed with:

http://www.xpde.com/

It looks like a good fit for moving windows users to Linux+X. Curious
how stable and speedy it is?

- Ryan

On Sun, 18 May 2003, John Mills wrote:

> Jonathan, all -
>
> Thanks for the 'lightweight X' suggestions.
>
> On Sun, 18 May 2003, Jonathan Rickman wrote:
>
> > I run Slack 8.1 with XFCE on an older thinkpad with a 133MHz/24MB/2GB
> > setup and it runs quite well. The majority of the time I don't start X.
> > But on the occasion that I need a browser to set up a piece of equipment,
> > I run Phoenix (Firebird) and it does ok. I wouldn't advise using a machine
> > that slow for everyday use. The little thinkpad is a tool, nothing more.
> > It's tiny, so it actually stays in the toolbox.
>
> Yes - I mainly wanted to find out what Linux would be like on that scale
> system. Naturally I was reasonably happy with machines of that scale and
> simpler setups for ~RH-4.*.
>
>  John Mills
>  john.m.mills at alum.mit.edu
>
> "Code grows to fill, [then exceed] the available computer."
>  - (after) C.N.Parkinson
>
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