What Linux distro for a P3 computer 3529

On comp.os.linux.misc, in Collins"

Ironically, it takes longer to learn to use a "GUI" effectively than it does to learn the shell. And they are much more limited...

So what's new?

A computer that wouldn't run binaries wouldn't run at all.

Do you mean a compiler? They take a LOT of CPU cycles and RAM and swap. But you could run gcc. Just be slow.

Do a minimum Debian install, choose a very light window manager like flwm, and forego the GIDE (Graphical Ingegrated Desktop Environment) Run everthing from a

(I run screen in an aterm as my primary window manager. It is better by far than any of the graphical ones, but you still need a simple one to run graphical apps in a seperate graphical window or you can ony display one app at a time.)

The first 9 chapters of Rute will really help your ability to use the shell:

tar -xvvjf -

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