I hate Fedora Core 5; it runs way too slow. Same with Ubuntu. Not slow-slow, but for example, Debian runs much faster.
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I hate Fedora Core 5; it runs way too slow. Same with Ubuntu. Not slow-slow, but for example, Debian runs much faster.
slak, debian or gentoo are most likely to be your best options.
while I like lfs myself, it really requires that you be familiar with linux before starting the install process.
[ building everything from sources is not fast, or simple. ]
deb, slak and gentoo give you far more control over what goes into the system than an other distro but lfs and diy.
Originally Posted by Jeff Henager