Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Recommendation for Linux on a Netbook

You are going to run into two problems, the ARM processor and low RAM (128
MBs). Only a handful of distros support the ARM and many of those require
more than 128 MBs. Your best bet is MeeGo which is the union of Moblin from
Intel and Nokia's OS. I am not sure of its status as it is still in
development.

See also: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=arm

You could also consider running Gentoo and compiling from source. Debian is
the best bet for mainline distros with a very lightweight desktop like
Openbox or LXDE.

Roy

On 9 May 2010 15:24, MuskokaCowboy <muskokacowboy@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> I bought one of those cheap Chinese netbooks on ebay
>
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260595589655
>
> and am looking for a distro that will run on it. It will mainly be used by
> my daughter for watching video files in the car off of a usb drive or sd
> card and probably for light email use and web browsing.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dave
>
>
>

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