[PLUG] a LEAN linux using apt-get or yum

[C W]

Also, Bodhi linux sounds right up your alley.  It's Ubunbtu based, but very
minimal, & fast. http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=bodhi

Cheers,
Elcaset

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jul 2012, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> > The standard distros are stuffed with irrelevant software (office
> > suites/games/etc) AND/OR lack needed such as dialer for USB connected
> > analog modem. Normal versions of Debian and Ubuntu fail both ways.
>
> Richard,
>
>    Really? I've installed xubuntu a couple of times but have wanted the
> whole
> enchilada so I did not look for anything different. I'm surprised that
> debian doesn't allow you to pick and choose.
>
>    My primary distribution is Slackware and that _always_ allows me to
> select
> exactly what I want to install. I never install the xgames group, and all
> applications are in ap and xap. Networking is in n, libraries in l, and so
> on. I'm sure you can create your own tiny installation very easily.
>
>    Many additional tools are available in the SlackBuilds.org repository;
> you
> can also easily build your own tools from source. There is a mirror
> repository at slackware.osuosl.org.
>
> Rich
>
>
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