im willing to download and test all ubuntu versions and stuff like that, but i was wondering if anyone knew which would be the best version for an old dell inspiron 7000 laptop. i want to try linux a bit more (the first attempt i got scared lol) i have already had the live ubuntu 5.10 on my laptop and it handled it alright, but it was so slow to boot. i want to download a distribution of linux that would run good on an old laptop like mine. its a 366 with 384mb of ram. i dont want to try vector linux again because i couldnt get my network card working, so im going to just stick with ubuntu, but if anyone knows of a good distribution let me know. (also one thats fairly easy to set up for a total Nub when it comes to linux.) iv got a dlink dwl-650+ wireless b card to get working in this, and i know it loads cuz i had it on the net with the live cd. so, thanks for reading, and let me know what ya think would be good.

also, sorry if i posted this in the wrong place/forum. feel free to delete.

-brian

I would give Kubuntu a go... after all the years of tesing I've found that KDE is less of a resource hog than Gnome... Also I find that Kubuntu is extremely nice to use. So give Kubuntu Dapper a try.. or Breezy

while i was writing the first post up i was installing Kubuntu. when its up and running it seems alright, but it is sooooooo slow to boot. i dont know why either. is this common with linux?

moved.

omg im so stupid, i didnt see "other operating systems" in the software area sorry

Xubuntu, XFCE is better than Gnome/KDE for slower systems.

xubuntu,

got it and installed it. it runs very well, just the boot time i want to slim down now. everything loaded (i think) it says my audio is loaded, but i havent tested it yet, but video and network are working for sure. i got video at 1024 X 768 X 32bit or 24bit, not sure and the network is working cuz im typing this in it linux

i really like this. i just wish it was a little quicker to boot up thats all. ill search on google for tips and stuff. whatever i find, ill post here.

thanks again guys

edit : ehhh my audio is working ESS Maestro 2 pci says its loaded, but i cant alter the sound at all, and i cant hear anything >.<

oh and i need to enable APM support for my laptop, i cant get access to battery info. so i, being a total nub, dont know how to do this. anyone have any experience here with apm and laptops under linux? thanks for reading everyone, i truely am thankful.

I like Kubuntu as well, but because of the lack of hardware support I dont reccomend any flavor of Ubuntu. I do like SUSE 10, not 10.1 but 10, and I like Slackware. if you are a Linux newbie I often recommend Xandros or Mandrake.

Sigh... not another bloody one of these... i really dislike these...

Don't mind me, its a pet hate!!

Right for you? Choose any version, try all of them, try different distributions in fact, hardware support doesn't mean anything, all linux distributions are the same if they have the same kernel structure!, the only difference is basically the name, don't get me wrong here, but there should be some kind of... i don't know...

ah, who cares... nobody takes my post onboard anyways... lol

i was thinking of trying Vector again, but i dont know how to use linux at all, so i doubt i can get any of my hardware working in it. i could play around for a bit and maybe figure it out, but with my luck, i'd go to reload it and forget it all lol. anyway, ill keep playing around. i like Xubuntu so far, its just slow to boot, thats all.

I say Dapper (6.06), the original ubuntu.
Easy for me

#1

@BigDaddy and I'm sayin the original Ubuntu is the best Linux distro for me.

same 4 me tooo

Ubuntu or kubuntu 6.06 is very good

i need to get more blank cds or i wont be able to get these versions of linux lol. unfortuneatly im not making any money

u can order the presed cds of ubuntu or kubuntu for free of charge !!!

at [LINK]shipit.ubuntu.org[/LINK]
[LINK]shipit.kubuntu.org[/LINK]

i know you can order them, i just dont order stuff online, just dont want my personal info getting out, thats all.

i recived breezy 5.10 and dapper 6.06 after just a few weeks

it's ok if you don't like to share your personal info but... hey! they're shipping you cds!

Hmm... do you want eye candy?
If so, I'd use Kubuntu, but if not, I'd use Ubuntu. Or Xubuntu's not that bad either.
Sorry for not being decisive

Use Edgy, the latest version, though, instead of Dapper.

i hear that Red Hat is really good. i'd love to give my sisters old Mandrake a go, but i don't know how that'll go because its really old, along the lines of 6 years or so. right now i'm using Ubuntu 5.1 and updating to 6.06...all i'm doing with it is testing Adour...i'll have to ask my sister what the program is called that acts like microsoft word...but, even still, its not exactly a problem in terms of what you do, its just what you want, because you can get really good OSS for it almost any linux.

i only have this Ubuntu because a friend of mine gave it to me because my sister couldn't find hers, and we didn't know how the drivers would work out.

also, there are add-ons right on the CD, so if it doesn't install with ubuntu, you can just select it for installation afterwords, so meh, i'm a ubuntu person, its what i learned linux on.