So, I have a netbook that's still running WinXP, but it's getting a little sluggish.

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So, I have a netbook that's still running WinXP, but it's getting a little sluggish. Been thinking about tossing Linux on there to get some more life out of it. I've used Ubuntu before and like it's ease-of-use since I'm not really a programmer. Is there a better distro, though?

Asus eePC. I think it has a 1gig single-core processor but I can't think of the other specs off hand.

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John Bump said…
I would recommend a debian-based distro. Ubuntu's fine. I can't stand their window manager, other people love it. I prefer Mint, which is basically Ubuntu with a different WM.
In any case, download and burn a couple live CD's and try them out.
If it's really old you may do better with a distro that's optimized for speed over fancy; there are slackware, gentoo, and arch distros that do this.
April 30, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Drew Dauffenbach said…
if you aren't sure, ubuntu or mint are you two options. Mint would be the better of the two.

John Bump is completely correct. Unity in ubuntu is atrocious, which is why Mint is the #1 distro currently.

That being said i'll only use Arch Linux (official)
April 30, 2012 at 10:54 PM
Jason ON said…
I've heard of Mint before -- isn't it designed around netbooks?
April 30, 2012 at 10:55 PM
Andy Brokaw said…
I run Ubuntu, but then use xfce rather than Unity as Unity runs like an out-of-shape snail for me. They say they sped it up in Precise, but it doesn't seem to be any faster on my machine. If anything, it seems slower. I've been considering switching to Mint, but I'm moving across the US in a week, so it should probably wait at least another month.
April 30, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Edward Conde said…
I have windows 7 running on my netbook.. so far so good on performance.. but my other favorite was Linux Mint... Mint just had everything ready to go upon install...
May 1, 2012 at 12:12 AM
Frank Roark said…
Windows 7 runs pretty damn well on old hardware
May 1, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Frank Roark said…
Haha... yeah? But again its easy,mainstream and it works
May 1, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Drew Dauffenbach said…
Sounds like an iPhone argument Frank Roark :D

all those reasons you mention is why i'd never run windows on my machines. haha
May 1, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Frank Roark said…
Drew Dauffenbach These days I prefer tinkering with my phone and making sure the computer stays running so I can play Borderlands. :-)
May 1, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Drew Dauffenbach said…
Oh they make these cool things called a PS3!!! hahaha
May 1, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Frank Roark said…
Haha I have one of those and a 360. But my friends play on PC so that's the most used.
May 1, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Drew Dauffenbach said…
oh ok, sorry for threadjacking! xD
May 1, 2012 at 9:26 AM
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