Recommend me a distro that's good for a craptop and that isn't super behind on current package releases. I need something that won't fuck me over when I'm in the middle of nowhere with shit internet speeds via tethered cellphone internet.
It would be nice if I can swap out the WM for i3.
Recommend me a distro that's good for a craptop and that isn't super behind on current package releases...
Dominic Cruz
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Isaiah Williams
install gentoo
Hudson Perez
Latest Ubuntu net install. Install i3. Use PPAs for packages you absolutely need latest version for
Jeremiah Ward
Manjaro, best out-of-the-Box i3
John Thomas
this but ubuntu minimal. keeps you from having to use the bloated stock version.
Owen Wright
Using it for over 2 months now, It is my first linux experience and I am having a blast
Grayson Torres
I would assume ubuntu to be worse for craptops.
Jaxson Allen
How crap are we talking here?
Liam King
No reason why it would be. A net install has only the bare essentials. Ubuntu has a minimal install option also. Install xubuntu, check minimal install, and just swap out xfce for i3
Christian Stewart
2 core cpu
amd a9-9400 radeon r5
2.4 GHz max
AMD R5 Stoney
8 GB DDR4 ram
HDD
Aiden Moore
I got it for free with credit card rewards.
It's a Dell Inspiron 17 5000 seris.
Joshua Torres
Oh yeah Ubuntu's fine for that. All distros (except SUSE) perform about the same unless you're on super super old hardware, like pentium 2 tier. (For that, unironically install Gentoo)
Caleb Roberts
>gentoo
>wanting to compile shit on a craptop
Made me think.
William Gutierrez
So Ubuntu Net?
Blake Harris
Where is Ubuntu Net? I'm not finding anything besides a fundraising site.
Liam Fisher
minimal ubuntu is no different than arch/debian/whatever other distro leaves you with a quick booting linux kernel that supports everything and leaves you to install everything exactly as you want.
it's just down to whatever package manager you like best and which project's goals align with your own needs.
Lucas Sanchez
Macbook Air Retina
Joshua Johnson
Mint XFCE. Stop the tiling meme.
Nathan Phillips
this but Xubuntu
Jack Scott
Jaxon Reed
distcc my nigga
Jonathan James
dragonflyBSD, lightweight and it's far better than freeBSD
Jose Perez
Closing the thread since I chose to go with minimal ubuntu.
Liam Thompson
nevermind, can't
Samuel Murphy
xubuntu