Comments on: Installing Fluxbuntu on Compaq Presario 1240 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/ I will not fix your computer. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.26 By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6173 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:01:34 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6173

Hmm… I will definitely have to try Vector. So many people seem to be pleased with it. :) Thanks for the tip.

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By: Mike http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6171 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:53:42 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6171

I have this exact computer. However I have a slightly faster proc, namely a Pentium @ 266Hz and more ram 96MB so it’s a smidge faster then your setup. I ran every distro that I could think of on my system with the same results that you’ve indicated…. however I tried vector linux standard edition and it runs like lightning … even with heavy websites.

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By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6153 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:10:20 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6153

Yeah, I think Speedy Gonzalez and his buddies are probably doomed to slow death just like all the other “not politically correct enough” characters.

Besides, kids these days prefer Chimpokomon anyway. Hence the other slowpoke reference.

Also, slowpoke is a meme. ;)

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By: Teague http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6151 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:50:25 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6151

I don’t know nothin’ ’bout buntu-in’ no Xus, but I had to chime in with the “thumb’s up” for the Slowpoke Rodriguez reference. Awesome! Unfortunately, one never sees any Speedy Gonzalez stuff nowadays….

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By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6149 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:25:45 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6149

Thanks. It’s on my list of distros to try, so I’ll probably give it a shot. :)

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By: Craig Betts http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6147 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:58:13 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6147

Just for fun, Give Vector Linux a try. I remember using it because they had a version specifically for 386s a few years ago. I think they call it the Standard Edition now.

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By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6146 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:53:14 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6146

I did consider Xubuntu, but I hear that it is not as lean, and fast as advertised. I wanted the most stripped down solution I could get. That said, I believe that Xubuntu would be much more polished than this.

If I had 128 or 256 MB of RAM I would probably go with it. With my 98 I wanted to stay as basic and low end as possible.

Then again, it’s really much about what applications do you use as much of what distro do you pick.

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By: Craig Betts http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6141 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:33:04 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/10/installing-fluxbuntu-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6141

Xubuntu would have been my choice (Ubuntu with XFCE). Yeah, I was one of the contributors. Gotta put the plugs in when I can! :-D

I might check out Fluxbuntu for S&Gs . . .

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