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Title: Which SparkyLinux for an old PC?
Post by: foreigner on March 08, 2015, 06:48:10 PM
Hello to the community. :)

# I'd like to install SparkyLinux on an old PC built about ten years ago; the RAM is enough (1,5 GB) and so the HDD, but the CPU is an old AMD Athlon XP 2600+
I'd like to install sparkylinux-3.6-i586-lxde: do you think it could be too much heavy? If so, sparkylinux-3.6-i586-openbox could be better?

# sparkylinux-3.6-i586-openbox has no codecs; could I add them after the installation? How could I do?

# I'd like with SparkyLinux to improve my poor knowledge about Openbox. With sparkylinux-3.6-i586-lxde could I start Sparky only with Openbox, without launching LXDE?

Thanks for your help
Title: Re: Which SparkyLinux for an old PC?
Post by: pavroo on March 08, 2015, 08:44:17 PM
Hi
LXDE should be perfect choice.
I have 2 olders laptos at home 1.5 GHz CPU and 1.5 GB RAM.
Both works on Debian + LXDE very well.

To install codecs set, install 'sparky-codecs' package if not installed, then run it from the Menu-> Multimedia-> Install codecs.

You can run Openbox window manger using LXDE spin. On the Login window choose Openbox from the menu placed in the top right corner.   
Title: Re: Which SparkyLinux for an old PC?
Post by: foreigner on March 09, 2015, 09:37:07 AM
Hi pavroo

Thanks for your reply. I'll install your LXDE spin.
(I'm happy to meet you again in this forum, after the suggestions you gave me time ago on linuxiarze.pl ) :)
Title: Re: Which SparkyLinux for an old PC?
Post by: pavroo on March 09, 2015, 12:45:21 PM
Nice to see you again.