Q. I've tried playing wow on ubuntu through wine, and the graphics are all chopy at low settings. But when I play in windows 7 the graphics are fine? Is there a better distro that will not make the game so choppy? (Like emulate windows drivers) also is arch linux, gentoo, or saybian good for this game or 3d drivers in general?
A. The choice of distro does not really affect performance to that degree; the presence of suitable drivers does. You may wish to try installing the proprietary drivers for the video cards.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
The choice of KDE or GNOME should not really impact gaming, though you may need to disable Compiz or compositing in KDE temporarily. Arch Linux and Gentoo do not ship proprietary drivers by default. Sabayon does include them, but that is because of a difference in opinion / politics, not technical.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
The choice of KDE or GNOME should not really impact gaming, though you may need to disable Compiz or compositing in KDE temporarily. Arch Linux and Gentoo do not ship proprietary drivers by default. Sabayon does include them, but that is because of a difference in opinion / politics, not technical.
What is the best lightweight Linux distro for my computer?
Q. I have a Compaq Deskpro EP/SB with Pentium II 333MHz processor (256MB RAM). I need a lightweight Linux operating system that is fast and reliable. I have tired Peppermint OS but it is too slow on this computer. I don't like Puppy Linux, nor Macpup. I need something different.
Thanks :)
Thanks :)
A. Hi
With your processor and amount of ram you have to go with a puppy derivative. Puplets
http://puppylinux.org/main/Puplet%20for%20special%20features.htm
DSL (Dam small Linux)
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Tinycore.
Tinycore requires alot of work.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/
Bodhi Linux
http://www.bodhilinux.com/
Gentoo Linux
http://www.gentoo.org/
Lubuntu.
http://lubuntu.net/
Look on distrowatch and do a search for small linux distros.
To be frank puppy has the best support of all the medium Linux distros via the murga forums.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/
you wont get a snazzy desktop to run with those computer specs.
With your processor and amount of ram you have to go with a puppy derivative. Puplets
http://puppylinux.org/main/Puplet%20for%20special%20features.htm
DSL (Dam small Linux)
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Tinycore.
Tinycore requires alot of work.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/
Bodhi Linux
http://www.bodhilinux.com/
Gentoo Linux
http://www.gentoo.org/
Lubuntu.
http://lubuntu.net/
Look on distrowatch and do a search for small linux distros.
To be frank puppy has the best support of all the medium Linux distros via the murga forums.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/
you wont get a snazzy desktop to run with those computer specs.
What linux distribution do you recommend?
Q. If you want to learn how to adminster Linux systems properly, not simply for use as a Windows replacement?
A. This are the most common distros. I DON'T RECOMMEND ANY OF THIS to learning linux at sysadmin level:
Red hat (or centos or fedora)
Ubuntu (or Mint)
Suse
All those distros are designed to be user friendly and easy.
You need a distro that keeps configuration plain and simple, instead of trying to hide it with a nice gui.
I RECOMMEND YOU:
Arch Linux
Gentoo
linux from scratch
I have used archlinux myself, and I can tell you is really easy to learn AND does not hide any of its configuration using guis.
Archlinux has a GREAT wiki, so, even if you are going to configure all by yourself, you'll have great step-by-step guides.
I don't recommend you archbang or sabayon, since they hide their configuration, and its not what you want (You want to learn!)
And that's it. I'll leave you with this from the arch linux wiki:
Whereas many GNU/Linux distributions attempt to be more user-friendly, Arch Linux has always been, and shall always remain user-centric.
Arch Linux targets and accommodates competent GNU/Linux users by giving them complete control and responsibility over the system.
Arch Linux users fully manage the system on their own. The system itself will offer little assistance, except for a simple set of maintenance tools that are designed to perfectly relay the user's commands to the system. Arch developers do not expend energy re-inventing GUI system tools; Arch is founded upon sensible design and excellent documentation.
This user-centric design necessarily implies a certain "do-it-yourself" approach to using the Arch distribution. Rather than pursuing assistance or requesting a new feature to be implemented by developers, Arch Linux users have a tendency to solve problems themselves and share the results with the community and development team â a "do first, then ask" philosophy. This is especially true for user-contributed packages found in the Arch User Repository â the official Arch Linux repository for community-maintained packages.
Red hat (or centos or fedora)
Ubuntu (or Mint)
Suse
All those distros are designed to be user friendly and easy.
You need a distro that keeps configuration plain and simple, instead of trying to hide it with a nice gui.
I RECOMMEND YOU:
Arch Linux
Gentoo
linux from scratch
I have used archlinux myself, and I can tell you is really easy to learn AND does not hide any of its configuration using guis.
Archlinux has a GREAT wiki, so, even if you are going to configure all by yourself, you'll have great step-by-step guides.
I don't recommend you archbang or sabayon, since they hide their configuration, and its not what you want (You want to learn!)
And that's it. I'll leave you with this from the arch linux wiki:
Whereas many GNU/Linux distributions attempt to be more user-friendly, Arch Linux has always been, and shall always remain user-centric.
Arch Linux targets and accommodates competent GNU/Linux users by giving them complete control and responsibility over the system.
Arch Linux users fully manage the system on their own. The system itself will offer little assistance, except for a simple set of maintenance tools that are designed to perfectly relay the user's commands to the system. Arch developers do not expend energy re-inventing GUI system tools; Arch is founded upon sensible design and excellent documentation.
This user-centric design necessarily implies a certain "do-it-yourself" approach to using the Arch distribution. Rather than pursuing assistance or requesting a new feature to be implemented by developers, Arch Linux users have a tendency to solve problems themselves and share the results with the community and development team â a "do first, then ask" philosophy. This is especially true for user-contributed packages found in the Arch User Repository â the official Arch Linux repository for community-maintained packages.
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