What is the most basic and fastest linux distribution?

0	I am looking for a simple linux with a simple GUI and that has a fast startup, I want to use the OS for basically for just internet browsing. basic os fast linux asked Sep 02 '10 at 18:40 Eddie Berg 76●8●10●11

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There is a Linux distrabution called puppy linux it runs fast because it stores its self in RAM and not the HDD. http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm

answered Sep 02 '10 at 20:00

sulljason
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edited Sep 03 '10 at 23:17

Agreed. It's the fastest distro that I've tried, and I've tried a number of small ones, including DSL and featherlinux.

It was also the first distro to be capable of installing directly to a flash drive.

(Sep 02 '10 at 21:20) AlanStryder

1	DSL Damn small linux. :D....................... answered Sep 02 '10 at 18:42 Database 4.2k●126●157●199

1	I don't know about how fast this compares to other distros but it is damn small: Damn Small Linux answered Sep 02 '10 at 18:43 Josh_M 2.7k●6●15●51

0	I don't like DSL, because of the name, but I prefer XFCE on ancient hardware, because it is one of the fastest desktop environment; exceeding Gnome, and far exceeding KDE in speed. answered Sep 02 '10 at 19:56 catchatyou 20.7k●89●166●383

Puppy Linux is a 130mb iso download that you can boot it from a flash drive without ever needing to install it if you don't want to because it runs inside the memory. Yep, you guessed it, about 130mb. There is quite a lot pre-installed too so you can be browsing and working in minutes. Default browser does not support flash out of the box.

Use unetbootin to burn the iso to a flash drive.

Puppy does look a little old fashioned but it's perfectly fine for every day web browsing and work and you can set it up differently to make it prettier if you wish.

answered Sep 03 '10 at 09:10

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