Really low-requirement Linux version?

Question

I have an old Netbook with Windows XP on it, but I'm looking to overwrite that with a very small and very low-system-requirements version of Linux. I'm sure the latest Ubuntu and Fedora would not be able to run on it, because it can barely run the higher-quality of the Windows XP interfaces, I have to run it in Windows Classic. Anyone have any ideas? I'm thinking Linux Mint or the oldest stable version of Ubuntu I can find.
The netbook is an Asus EEE PC with 1 gig of RAM, 40 GB hard drive, and a 900 MHz processor.

Answer 1

eric k's list is good

I use Puppylinux frugal install, using at the moment 309mb so will run on 512mb this is with Libre office and seamonkey browser.

The install is around 200mb on the drive + save file of 512.

Smaller pups are also used.



There is even puppys made for the asus eeepc

Search the forum below

I have puppy on a old asus eeepc 700 MHz 512mb ram and 2gb sd drive about 7 years old.

Answer 2

Besides being much faster and safer, Linux always needs far less system resources than Windows.

My Linux Mint will only use under 600MB of RAM most of the times, and only requires some 5GB of hard drive space for system with all updates and applications I will ever need.

Most likely any Linux will run just fine on that Netbook.

I installed PCLinuxOS full Monty on an old 2002 eMachines laptop with an AMD Athlon XP single core processor, low end old onboard graphics and only 768MB of DDR1 RAM. It ran very fast and with no lag.



The smallest and less resource needing would be Puppy Linux, get the older version 4.x for even better results:

http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm

Answer 3

I have tried SLAX and DSL (Damn Small Linux) and be pretty quick, but I think Ubuntu should run on that system you got there.



I was messing with getting Linux on a Wyse Thin Client that ran Windows CE, I was able to get a NonGUI version of Linux on 256MB of RAM with a 64MB (not a typo) storage disk.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You've easily got about two dozen options:



Debian

Any LXDE distro (Lubuntu, Zorin Lite)

Any XFCE distro (Xubuntu, Mint XFCE

Puppy

Crunchbang

Slitaz

Anti-X

Tiny Core

Bodhi

SolusOS

Fuduntu

CentOS

Answer 6

Bodhi Linux http://www.bodhilinux.com/



System Requirements

What do I need to run Bodhi?

The minimum requirements to run Bodhi Linux are only: 300+MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, and 2.5GB hard drive space!

Answer 7

YOU HAVE A WHOLE GIGABYTE OF RAM YOU COULD EASILY RUN KDE



anywany try Linux Mint 13 XFCE