Alternative distros: DeLi Linux
I'm in search of a lightweight distro for an ancient 1ghz, 128MB RAM laptop. One of these days, I'll find a distro that properly supports ACPI and VGA-out. I hope. Now it's time for DeLi Linux.
DeLi: the good
DeLi Linux is specifically designed for older hardware, and declares it will only use lightweight software. Good news so far. I actually seem to have working hardware support for both CLI and X session. For most distros, I get proper screen blanking and automatic fan control only during a console session; once an X session is started (and/or HAL, that damned dirty animal) the fan kicks in and can't be turned off. And neither can the screen. But DeLi succeeds there.
DeLi: the bad
The 0.8 liveCD is actually just an installer; there's no try-before-you-install desktop environment. And it's an ugly installer. It's probably the absolute worst installation experience I've ever had, for any operating system.
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