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What's the best Linux os that can be run on a PC with only 256mb of ram.?



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Sep 10, 2010. 12:23 PMBurf says:
Xubuntu, you can read more about it here plus a link to download:

http://www.instructables.com/answers/What-kind-of-Linux-would-work-on-this-old-hp-I-fou/
Sep 10, 2010. 3:33 PMLithium Rain says:
I came here to say DSL as steve did, if you want something a big bigger I recommend puppy or slax (I tend to favor slax a bit more).
Sep 10, 2010. 10:49 AMsteveastrouk says:
Sep 10, 2010. 11:32 AMsteveastrouk says:
What do you want to do with it?
Sep 10, 2010. 2:13 PMsteveastrouk says:
Xubuntu or Kubuntu is a good choice then. Just keep the number of processes running down.

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