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What's the best distro for a low class system?

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lazygamer:
This is ironic. Despite our family's history of windows(and a father who won't even touch a mouse), my Mother would much rather use Linux then Windows, simply because she can't get over the moral implications of using windows without paying.  :D

Im sure most of us have parents who woulden't touch Linux.  

So her comp is a pentium 200 MMX with a 4MB video card, 64mb ram and Windows 98(or was that 95?).

It's my job to master Linux, so I can teach my Mom. Now I know some distros are more friendly then others, but in the end, if you can find Debian(ultra geeky) easy, then you can make a distro as user friendly as you desire right? IMO(could be wrong) Linux user friendliness only means the distro makers cut a bunch of corners to make less to learn for people fresh from wind0ze.

Thus if I know everything there is(good luck), I could take Geek 2.0 and alter it then show my mom a bunch of shit. I mean if it uses KDE, it uses KDE. I doubt I can cut corners and use a slower distro on a weaker system like that.

TheQuirk:
I think LibraNET will work fine.

You could install slakcware/debian with IceWM/WindowMaker for optimum results.

I would suggest sorcererr linux, it compiles everything for you using a menu, but you probably aren't up for the challange.

choasforages:
ummm, debian+windowmaker, it only takes a little bit to set windowmaker up, and it is very intutive, and debian runs quick on my 60mhz dell, so it would be good for that.

lazygamer:

quote:I would suggest sorcererr linux, it compiles everything for you using a menu, but you probably aren't up for the challange.
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