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Like someone else already did(as did I) why not just switch to Crunchbang if you want a light and fast distro with a list and fast window manager? It comes with Openbox, but you can easily install Flux or any other WM. But in my opinion OB is very similar to Flux so I really don't think it would be ...

Thinking something Mint Debian based + fluxbox will definitely be the best candidates for getting you back into the 40mb/ram range. Sure, I'll let you know my stats. But...there's been a change in plans. :P I'm thinking of going with Crunchbang Openbox. You have sold me on the idea of a window mana...

How much RAM is Mint 9 LXDE using on startup on your laptop? I'm thinking of installing this myself.

Thanks.

You don't have to really choose between em either. You can get LM xfce and then install fluxbox on it too. That's actually a fantastic idea. I don't know why I didn't think of that. :P And yeah, really should have done my homework on rolling and locked. I'll look into more when I get LMDE XFCE inst...

Yeah, I really don't care that a new release comes out every six months(as I've recently found out with Lubuntu, newer definitely does not necessarily mean better), I just thought it was a little odd that the other flavors of Mint get a regular release schedule but the Fluxbox version doesn't. Oh we...

No, go ahead and type out books. :P You're giving me a lot of good info. As for Mint XFCE, according to this it has already went Debian. That's why I just went ahead and stopped the download. I know that Ubuntu is supposed to be Debian based, but I'm sure there are some differences there. And since ...

Anyway ... not a simple cut and dry question you're asking. Thanks for your reply, lmintnewb. I know my question wasn't really cut and dry, but any recommendations or info will be much appreciated. Like your swap suggestion, I never knew Ubuntu based distros used it too much. So I will most definit...

Thanks Dyfi. And yeah, I was planning on upgrading to as much RAM as my computer would take. But now I've decided to just go ahead and buy a new computer. I think that would be the best choice in the long run. So anyways, I've decided to switch to either Mint LXDE or Mint XFCE. But I'm going to stri...

Thanks for your replies guys. And it was either 40mb or 50mb I was getting after startup on Lubuntu 10.04. And it wasn't just me, others reported this too. That's just how light Lubuntu used to be. I talked to someone that is on the lubuntu dev team, and he mentioned that the current version has som...

Hi guys, I'm thinking about switching to one of the Linux Mint's. I've tried it out on a Live CD, and not only is it beautiful but it seems to be quite stable. Plus there's a very active community backing it. The thing is though, I have an aging computer. It's about 7-8 years old, and only has 512MB...

Although I am completely happy with Lubuntu(been using it for a few weeks now, it's so incredibly fast, and haven't had a single problem) I started recently checking Mint Flux. Anyone use this? Is it the lightest Mint of all the versions? Any kind of info you can give me would be great. Like what's ...

StanTheMan, I've tried Peppermint ICE(Which is supposed to be lighter than ONE) and it's fast, but quite a bit heavier than Lubuntu. I've actually been looking at the Crunchbang Statler. But...not sure if I should be running a beta as my main system. I'll throw it on a disc and see how it is. EDIT: ...

But my concern is not wiht the system but rather with other porgrammes running on it. I need Open office & firefox (probably), some good email client. Now the question is would Lubuntu run them? You talking about Firefox and Open Office? Why wouldn't Lubuntu be able to run them? *fixed quote*

I'm using Mint XFCE from disc right now, and it's noticeably faster than Mint LXDE. I mean, quite a bit faster. The OS isn't stalling when I have multiple apps open, nothing is grinding to a halt when I install something from Terminal or Synaptics. This is much, much, better. One thing I can't seem ...

. Lubuntu so far convinced me... Like i wrote i dont' know why MInt LXDE is so much slower than Lubuntu... I'm glad someone is thinking like I am. I am posting from Lubuntu LiveCD right now, and again, it just flies. And this is from a cd, I can't wait to see how it is on a hard drive. And if you d...

Well, I did just give Mint LXDE a spin on a disc. And it's a really great looking distro. But from a disc, the distro was noticeable slower than Lubuntu on a disc. Maybe this is just a disc problem, but the whole distro would pretty much hang up(come to a halt) when doing the most basic tasks. For e...

Well, I did install XFCE on my Ubuntu, and I didn't really like it. I think I like LXDE more. So if anything, I think I may go with Mint LXDE. Yes, you could do it that way, but (IMO) it's more streamlined to run the dedicated Mint versions of LXDE or XFCE. And yeah, that's what I meant. I'm downloa...

Wow, thanks for all the info guys. So the general consensus is: Run Mint with either LXDE or XFCE? And to do that, I just install Mint as usual, then install LXDE or XFCE through Synaptics? Now, I'm a little iffy LXDE, because I used it for a little while on Ubuntu(version 0.5.0-3 through synaptics)...

I've been using Ubuntu for quite sometime now, and I really like it. But I'm looking for a distro that is as easy as Ubuntu, but is maybe a bit lighter. My computer is about six years old and only has a lowly 512MB of RAM. Would Mint be a good fitting for my aging computer? And in your opinion, is i...

Any possible help on centering Grub on my desktop?

Thank you.