A Linux Suggestion needed...

[AlexMax]

OK, I am currently running a AMD 400 megahertz computer with 64 megs of RAM and an 8 gig hard drive.  I am currently anguishing through Windows 98, and need LIBERATION!

What do you guys suggest I use as a distro?  I need something that is functional, can work with a cable mode.  I also need a suggestion for a window manager, as I don't want something like Gnome or KDE which (from what I understand, I might be wrong) gobbles up resources.

Any suggestions?  And what do you guys suggest for nondestructive repartitioning?

[voidmain]

1) RedHat 7.3
2) Partition Magic, FIPS, etc
3) KDE 3.0, WindowMaker

Of course this question has been asked over and over.  And you are likely going to get the same answers over and over. You can select your Window Manager at login time. On a RedHat install you should have the option to log in to KDE, Gnome, or WindowMaker, and of course you can install more.

[Master of Reality]

KDE 3.0 runs goodish with 64 MB RAM... although I am now running it with 96 MB and it runs fine. I am using a 1000MHZ AMD Duron though.

[choasforages]

on  my 400mhz amd machine kde runs fine, even with mosfets liquid theme install, however windowmaker is even quicker and still looks cool, and i would also go with redhat 7.3

[Master of Reality]

liquid?.... theme?...with??? where did you get a liquid theme?

[choasforages]

ahh, it gives you a b0n3er too, heres da link

mosfets liquid theme

you might have to go through some trouble to get it too work but it is sweet

[Calum]

is this yet another "what's the best distro thread? THEY'RE ALL FREE GODSDAMNIT! try them out and see which one you like best!

nicely steered off topic guys!  

[AlexMax]

Calum: I know they are all free.  I just have no intrest in trying six different ones because I honestly don't know the difference between them.

And does RedHat 7.3 include nondestructive repartitioning?  What size partitions do you suggest I create (for swap, / and more if you have suggestions)  (And also keeping in mind that I only have 8 gigs to work with and must reserve 3 or 4 of that for Windows 98)

[ June 26, 2002: Message edited by: AlexMax ]

[choasforages]

non destructive partioning, i don't think so your probably going to have to use some other tool. now for the swap multiply the amount of ram you have by two and that is how much swap space you should use. and for / just mount what is left after swap.

[Calum]

i think mandrake does non destructive partitioning? (somebody quickly correct me if this is not the case please!) otherwise, you get a copy of the archaic pqmagict.exe which runs in dos. You should make a windows startup disk if you don't have "real DOS" on your computer, then run it off that, it is totally nondestructive, and if you like, i can even host it for you to download. It's not officially abandonware to my knowledge, but i saw a more recent version which was abandonware, so what the hell, eh? PM me, if you want a copy of pqmagict.exe and i will PM you back with the url to get it from.

[Master of Reality]

i am almost positive that DiskDrake (the partitioner in mandrake 'staller) is non-destructive if your careful.