Best Linux distribution for this computer.....?

[PhoenixOfWater]

AMD K6 450Mhz
256MB of PC100 RAM
12GB Hard drive

I just want to be about to run Gnome and play/server MP3....with out it feeling to slow
(Please keep in mind I'm some what new to linux)
Any ideas?

Thanks for the help

 

[n0cmonkey]

There are almost no reasons to not use 2.4 at this point.

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

I should have said what distribution would be best..sorry
I have tryed install Mandrake but its install lot of stuff and many GUI and takes so long to boot
I have tryed slackware but i don't know that much of linux to get by...

 

[SUOrangeman]

Get a 700MB CD(RW for the weary) and download the latest release of Knoppix. The easiest Linux install available. Heck, you can run it without even bothering to install it!

-SUO

 

[wolf31o2]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOfWater
I just want to be about to run Gnome and play/server MP3....with out it feeling to slow

Gnome will feel sluggish on that machine, no matter what. Gnome is a resource hog. I suggest using something like Openbox or WindowMaker. You can still run Gnome applications as long as you have all the libraries installed.

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

Openbox or WindowMaker...they look nice... so they would run faster then Gnome...
How would one set them up in slackware?

 

[Bremen]

go to /etc/X11/xinit/ and 'rm xinitrc' then 'ln -s xinitrc.wmaker xinitrc' after this simply 'startx' and go :0)

 

[civad]

I just want to be about to run Gnome and play/server MP3

Debian/Slackware.

I would not recommend using GNOME though. XFCE/ Windowmaker (the latter was suggested earlier) would be my choices.

<<I do not use GNOME/KDE on my machine (Athlon XP 1400+/ 512 MB DDR) coz I find it slows down my system.>>