http://www.linuxbbq.org/
Debian Sid with XFCE, Iceweasel and a bunch of command line tools.
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user@grill:~$ uname -a
Linux grill 3.14-1-486 #1 Debian 3.14.9-1 (2014-06-30) i686 GNU/Linux
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user@grill:~$ uname -a
Linux grill 3.14-1-486 #1 Debian 3.14.9-1 (2014-06-30) i686 GNU/Linux
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user@grill:~$ uname -a
Linux grill 3.14-1-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.14.9-1 (2014-06-30) i686 GNU/Linux
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james@mate:~$ uname -a
Linux mate 3.15-4.towo-siduction-686 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 7 06:14:18 UTC 2014 i686 GNU/Linux
james@mate:~$
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james@mate:~$ free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 3113772 450912 2662860 0 17972 194900
-/+ buffers/cache: 238040 2875732
Swap: 6246396 0 6246396
james@mate:~$
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tux@slitaz:~$ uname -a
Linux slitaz 3.2.53-slitaz #4 SMP Wed Apr 30 19:08:02 CEST 2014 i686 GNU/Linux
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tux@slitaz:~$ free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 2065040 245472 1819568 0 20
-/+ buffers: 245452 1819588
Swap: 2150396 0 2150396
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james@mx1:~
$ inxi -F
System: Host: mx1 Kernel: 3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae i686 (32 bit)
Desktop: Xfce 4.10.2 Distro: MX-14.2 Symbiosis 30 June 2014
Machine: Mobo: ASRock model: N68-S UCC
Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.70 date: 03/03/2011
CPU: Dual core AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB
Clock Speeds: 1: 2712 MHz 2: 2712 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a]
Display Server: X.Org 1.12.4 driver: nvidia
Resolution: 1440x900@59.9hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a/integrated/SSE2/3DNOW!
GLX Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.121
Audio: Card NVIDIA MCP61 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae
Network: Card: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet driver: forcedeth
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
mac: 00:25:22:61:55:fc
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.1% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 49G used: 2.9G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8
ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.49GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 129 Uptime: 15 min Memory: 355.2/3795.6MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.1.28
james@mx1:~
I'm a month into daily (general home) use of both Mint 17 Xfce and Mate, dual-booting on this old 1.6 Ghz core duo, 1 Gb RAM laptop - still can't decide which one I prefer. Both are excellent! They just work, day in and out - solid, stable and trouble-free. Very efficient, too - idling @ 1-2% CPU with composting enabled and Screenlets, Wbar and Conky running on the desktop (eye candy ). Between the many choices available via both package manager and synaptic, can be easily built into about whatever one needs. Great release!Billtoo wrote:I installed Mint 17 XFCE4.
I've just started using it but it looks nice so far, the package
manager is impressive.
I like your desktop , I have both installed as well but I think xfce gets my vote.Moat wrote: I'm a month into daily (general home) use of both Mint 17 Xfce and Mate, dual-booting on this old 1.6 Ghz core duo, 1 Gb RAM laptop - still can't decide which one I prefer. Both are excellent! They just work, day in and out - solid, stable and trouble-free. Very efficient, too - idling @ 1-2% CPU with composting enabled and Screenlets, Wbar and Conky running on the desktop (eye candy ). Between the many choices available via both package manager and synaptic, can be easily built into about whatever one needs. Great release!
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james@jessie-ob:~$ uname -a
Linux jessie-ob 3.14-1-486 #1 Debian 3.14.12-1 (2014-07-11) i686 GNU/Linux
james@jessie-ob:~$
Billtoo wrote:I was curious to see how well Mint 17 xfce would run on an older pc so
I installed it on my hp pavilion a810n.
Computer
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3300+
Memory 1534MB (643MB used) [snip]
It's 2.4GHz, it's only a single core so it's working pretty hard, room for another 512mb ram which might help a bit.01micko wrote: My main development box is an athlon X2 @ 3GHz.. but 4 GB RAM helps out a fair bit with RAM hungry distros. What is the actual clockspeed of "3300+"?
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-Computer-
Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory : 3883MB (245MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sun 20 Jul 2014 02:57:17 AM UTC
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
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-Version-
Kernel : Linux 2.6.39 (i686)
Compiled : #1 SMP Sun Jul 17 13:51:01 GMT-8 2011
C Library : GNU C Library version 2.12.1 (stable)
Default C Compiler : Unknown
Distribution : Unknown distribution
-Current Session-
Computer Name : puppypc
User Name : root (root)
Home Directory : /root
Thanks James. I have to admit I hadn't heard of Drake before but I'm downloading it now.James C wrote:Going through some old multi-session dvd's and ended up running this.........
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-Computer- Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor Memory : 3883MB (245MB used) Operating System : Unknown distribution User Name : root (root) Date/Time : Sun 20 Jul 2014 02:57:17 AM UTC -Display- Resolution : 1366x768 pixels OpenGL Renderer : Unknown X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation -Multimedia- Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
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-Version- Kernel : Linux 2.6.39 (i686) Compiled : #1 SMP Sun Jul 17 13:51:01 GMT-8 2011 C Library : GNU C Library version 2.12.1 (stable) Default C Compiler : Unknown Distribution : Unknown distribution -Current Session- Computer Name : puppypc User Name : root (root) Home Directory : /root
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user@jwm:~$ uname -a
Linux jwm 3.14-1-486 #1 Debian 3.14.7-1 (2014-06-16) i686 GNU/Linux
user@jwm:~$