advice needed on what linux to choose?

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  1. wizzkiddo

    wizzkiddo Regular member

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    hi there i have an ibm thinkpad 600e and i want to install a linux that i can still run firefox and my external drive on and also have a fast laptop.

    processor speed is 400 mhz i think.

    ram is 256mb

    hard drive is 6gb hense the reason i still need to use external hehe

    any advice?
     
    wizzkiddo, May 23, 2008
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  2. varnull

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    Smaller would be better.. I would try a few of the minimal fast ones on a machine of that vintage.. puppy or tinyme.. Or you could build your own homebrew, which I would do using the debian 2.6.24 kernel.
     
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    wizzkiddo Regular member

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    i dont know how to do that do you know were i can find a guide?
     
    wizzkiddo, May 26, 2008
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