Re: Small xorg?
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
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Joel Roth
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