As autumn begins, the nights start drawing in and you're no doubt itching for new things to do with your Linux box. Well, we asked our projects expert to rustle up 7. Solve PC Problems, Boot Troublesome Computers or Run This Full Free Linux Operating System from CD or USB. Absolute is a Linux distribution based upon Slackware. It concentrates on "desktop" use so that it is ready for internet, multimedia, document and general home use.

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But just as with Slackware. Secure Boot in the bios if it is set. But without the load of overhead found in many other systems.

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Everythibng has caught up to Slackware (x. If you want to burn a DVD or, more likely. Previously. a user had nearly zero access to any administrative tasks on Absolute. Now sudo is being used.

YAD gui dialog) to perform many unreachable functions. To do so, however. So as always, Absolute will run fast on modest hardware. Java and multimedia add- ons need to be.

If you install the firefox browser. Extra/internet) you might want the flash plugin package located there as well. Last note about the. I had briefly switched to Firefox as the Absolute default, but a couple . Sorry about any confusion. I just like to use whatever works best. As well as other changes.

Libre. Office is now in . Opened up some room for things like Calibre.. Kept hacking away at udisks/pcmanfm/libfm - -. Tried Thunar, but gvfs overhead was TOOOO much.

Might have to try something else. Also replaced mhwavedit with Audacity, tweaked some mime- handling as well as a couple of the utility.

Absolute 1. 3. 3. Sunday, 0. 6/1. 9/2. New kernel and new perl (and all 2. Code changes for the Absolute customizations in libfm and pcmanfm are included in /usr/doc for each package. Devmon replaces halevt to handle DVD and audio CDs. You'll notice edits to .

Barring any last- minute bug fixing this should be the 1. New script in menu to change screen locker mode and updated find- installed script. A few new applications, lots of library package updates. Starting to feel like a 1. Want a release not to need a download to correct.. Also includes several additional multimedia. Web. M. Abs. Chart.

Graphics menu . Lower memory usage, faster rendering and proper URL parsing all contributed. Firefox package is still up to date and in CD2 directory of repos under /internet.

Also. several security- related updates as well as multimedia installer update (needed updated url.) Also updated rox- archiver to handle. Note the Google- Chrome is a native Absolute build with blacklisting of gecko- mediaplayer plugin REMOVED. This means the. plugin works. Was blacklisted by Google coders due to crashing complaints, but I have tested extensively. I'm watching videos : ).

Absolute 1. 3. 1. Tuesday, 0. 6/0. 8/2. New kernel, and a boatload of updates from Slackware.

ALMOST replaced Firefox with Google- Chrome (which I am really liking..). Just got tired of problematic CD burning. We'll use something that works. Turned out a lot less painful than expected.. DVDStyler added. Aside from kernel a lot of multimedia. Primarily security updates (kernel, GIMP, Firefox, bind, etc.). Also removed Brasero (CD Burning) as it is too dependent upon Gnome and switched to simpler xfburn.

You may also notice that wx. GTK libraries are in the base install. Audacity, now compiled and sitting on CD2 in the.

Good time for other developers to hop in? Gtk themes. have been implimented and are changeable via customized gtk- chtheme utility. While we are. staying away from the heavy integrated environments, we can still get our lightweight apps. Any contribs most welcome. National Oilwell Varco Top Drive Manual on this page. It is called from. New user/group needs changed to accommodate this daemon as well as icewm startup.

While the speed. of such hardware might not be acceptable to some, if all you have available for a machine is comparable to the. Dell, you will most certainly be able to run Absolute Linux, take advantage of all the latest, greatest software. Nedit still installed but will likely. Other package updates keep pace with Slackware. This. should be the final release candidate, but no promises; fingers. New KDE libs (in support of new K3. B), a large number of interface tweaks, mostly to do with filetype handling.

Big updates to Midori and inkscape on repositories (under /CD2). New theme, new logon, QT4 up and running several new applications along with QT4- based K3.

B. Overall a more cohesive look and simpler navigation. Wanted a release candidate so that 1. Midori is functional enough to become the default browser. Pcmanfm and rox have both been modified to seamlessly work with the TXZ package archives as well as. New volume control (now in system tray, sleeker.).

New theme, more complete file type handling. Plus a large number of additions and updates. Bad luck, there.) Only a few other changes.

New. freetype and cairo working fine, when I first updated I must have ended up with a. I had trouble at first but smooth. Updated Word. Net dictionary to version 3. Added Sci. TE editor and Secret maryo Chronicals. CD2. The large number of changes along with imminent bump in Xorg led me.

Slack- compatible repositories. Only real interface. ROX- Filer did not run pinboard even when set not to (this saved us.

Pidgin also. updated to correctly configure notification/alert sounds. Updates also. enable auto- start of PTP cameras (like Canon), updated GIMP and GIMP- help. CD2 zip) and updated wicd (for wired and wireless connection management.). Plus a few others.. They claim better upload speeds now.

Best Lightweight Linux Distributions For Older Computers In 2. What do you do with your old computers? The one which once had good hardware configuration but now those are considered outdated. Why not revive your old computer with Linux? I am going to list seven beginner friendly lightweight Linux distributions that you can use on your older PC. Best Lightweight Linux distributions.

Let’s start from the #7 of the list and move on towards number one. Linux Lite. As the name suggests Linux Lite is the lite weight Linux distribution that does not need geeks’ hardware to run it, but a beginner will be able to use it on older computers easily. Linux Lite is based on Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) releases. The LTS version gives support for 5 years which means once you install Linux Lite on your computer, it will provide updates for 5 years. Linux Lite Team says: “Linux Lite is fully functional out of the box, this means that you won’t have to install extra software when you boot your computer for the first time.”  This is pretty helpful for newbies as they don’t need to go for some basic apps search to install. Most of the basic apps are built in with OS. Current release Linux Lite 2.

There is added support for ex. FAT, Android MTPFS, VPN connections, Bluetooth and NTP and many more changes made in this release.

Some of the pre- installed apps are Firefox for web browsing, Thunderbird for emails, Dropbox for Cloud storage, VLC Media Player for Music, Libre. Office for office, Gimp for image editing and Lite tweaks to tweak your desktop. Minimum hardware requirements: 7. MHz processor. 51.

RAMVGA screen 1. 02. Crunch. Bang++Crunch.

Bang++ is also known as CBPP or #!++ or Crunch. Bang Plus Plus. Crunchbang++ is the clone of dead Linux distribution Crunchbang Linux that was known for simplicity and lite weight. Crunch. Bang++ supports old computers and runs without any issue. Crunch. Bang++ is based on Debian 8 (Jessie) with the minimal design interface and built around the minimal and lightweight Openbox window manager. This project is continuing with the same aim to provide easy to use & lite weight Linux with good functionalities. That’s why Crunchbang++ includes a minimal design, simple & sleek interface. Some of the default applications in Crunchbang++ are Geany IDE, Terminator terminal emulator, Thunar File Manager, Gimp for image editing, Viewnior image viewer, VLC Media Player for music, Xfburn CD/DVD burning software, Iceweasel for web browsing, Transmission torrent client, Gnumeric spreadsheet editor, Evince pdf viewer, g.

FTP file transfer client, Xchat IRC client, Abi. Word for office. Any beginner can install and start using pre- loaded distribution instantly. You can download Crunchbang++ Linux torrent from their download page.

Download Crunch. Bang++5. Bodhi Linux. Another lite Linux distribution is Bodhi Linux that gives life to older PCs & Laptops. Bodhi Linux is quite known for its lightness. There are not much software pre- loaded on Bodhi Linux so it’s not big in size and when installed on older computers it runs freely without using much memory.

But do not think that you can not install other applications, you can install any application that you need. The latest version of Bodhi Linux is 3. Some of the new features are: Other than this, Enlightenment makes the distro a lot faster. Enlightenment is faster than other window managers that are used in other Linux distributions. If you have any problem using Enlightenment or any other function of Bodhi then there are helpful guides written by the team. By default Bodhi Linux does not include many applications but there are some basic applications such as Ephoto for Graphics, Midori for web browsing, e. Pad text editor but, unfortunately, there are no applications for Multimedia.

But don’t worry! As I said above you can install other applications through App Center. PPAs meant for Ubuntu also work in Bodhi Linux, mostly. Minimum hardware requirements. Lubuntu. Fourth one in our list is Lubuntu, as the name suggests a member of Ubuntu family but based on LXDE desktop environment. Lubuntu also supports older computers that had been buried (Just kidding! You can also use Lubuntu on modern hardware). Lubuntu is based on Ubuntu but has less packages and very lite.

Lubuntu is the lightest derivatives of Ubuntu so it specializes speed, support with older hardware. If you were using Ubuntu earlier then you will not find Lubuntu unfamiliar. Software and repositories are same so you will get all software that you were using on Ubuntu from their repositories.

But take care of your system when installing any application. Select an application that can consume less resources of your old computer.

Don’t use heavy apps. Compared to other light Linux desktops like Puppy or Sparky Lubuntu has more applications already installed. GPic. View for image viewing, MTPaint for paint, Evince for PDF, Audacious for music, Gnome- Player for video, guvcview for webcam, Chromium for web browsing, Sylpheed for email, Pidgin for instant messaging, Transmission for torrent, Gnumeric for spreadshee, Abiword for office, Xpad for notes and there are even more.

Perhaps you are confused if Lubuntu is a light weight system or loaded with every applications. Well that’s what I don’t know. But overall Lubuntu works good on older computers and consumes less system resources. Minimum hardware requirements: A Pentium II or Celeron system with 1. MB of RAM is probably a bottom- line configuration that may yield slow yet usable system with a standard lubuntu desktop.

ISO require your CPU to have Physical Address Extensions, or PAE. Sparky. Linux. In our list #3 is Sparky. Linux. Sparky. Linux is another lightweight but at the same time Sparky.

Linux also targets modern computers so it has another version which is loaded with applications and make the distro run instantly after installing. Did I tell you what distro Sparky.

Linux is based on? Actually Sparky. Linux is based on Debian testing branch and it has several desktop environments including LXDE, Open. Box/JWM, e. 17, MATE, Razor- QT, Cli and the Game. Over edition. Razor- QT is quite faster than other mentioned except Cli (Command Line Interface).

As said earlier, it has two editions: Full edition and Base edition. Full edition is loaded with applications so that you do not have to install them manually, but that is not for our old computers. The Base edition is not loaded with heavy applications so it’s light and does not use much system resources. Although Sparky has its own repositories to install most of the applications.

The list of applications installed by default is different for different Sparky, Full, Base and Gaming edition and is available below each edition on the download page here. Minimum hardware requirements: i. MB RAM – LXDE, e. Openbox, Game. Over. MB RAM – MATE, Razor- Qt.

GB of hard drive or flash USB stick for installation – 1. GB recommended. 2GB of hard drive or flash USB stick for installation (CLI edition)Download Sparky. Linux. 2. Puppy Linux. Puppy Linux is one of them, Puppy Linux latest release is Puppy Linux 6. CE that is only 1.

MB in size. It’s very small. This small Linux distribution can be booted with a small size USB stick. Puppy Linux can be booted live with either a CD/DVD/USB and onceits booted you can eject CD/DVD/USB and Puppy Linux will run smoothly.

It’s so tiny that it saves everything on RAM which makes it very fast. You can even save any data on the same USB that you are booting the Puppy Linux from. The Quirky 7. 0. 3 release is even smaller than tahrpup CE, it is only 1.

MB. Puppy Linux uses JWM and Openbox window managers by default which is quite simple to use so beginners will have no problem getting familiar with it. If you are using Puppy Linux on old computer then this will more likely to fit into that but do not demand those high graphics applications. Try to complete your work with light applications and tools.