On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 06:29:55PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > Any recommendations for a small, compact version of X (limited features OK) > for an old Thinkpad 240X -- max RAM 192MB (design limit. won't take more. > tried.), 500MHz P3, 800x600 screen--to install Squeeze on? I'm running Etch > and XFCE on it currently. Want to see if I can install a supported version > of Debian with a small window manager without the bloat of a full size X.
Patrick, For my dad, I used Linux Mint, a Debian-based dist, to setup a similar-spec Toshiba laptop with 128MB. X works fine OOTB. I set him up with icewm with custom menus for the few apps he needs. Unless you *know* that you need a specially compiled X, why bother? Whatever parts of the compiled xserver aren't being used will just swap out anyway, IIUC. Good luck, Joel > I really like this notebook for travel--what I got it for originally before > netbooks existed. Great keyboard--I do a lot of typing. Don't want to put > it in a closet to gather dust. Waste not, want not. ;-) > > Patrick -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120714234038.GA14793@sprite
