Switching from Windows to Linux - Page 2

I have used OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, puppy linux, fedora/redhat and even the dreaded Gentoo. I have also done light systems administration on several of those distro's (mostly SUSE) and even have a custom kernel compiled on one of my machines.

If you really want to use a USB drive as your boot disk, puppy linux will be the fastest and the smallest (other than **** Small Linux, which i haven't used extensively) , but it should fit on a 256mb drive (atleast it did at one time).

As far as a recommendation beyond that, Ubuntu is a pretty standard suggestion but, I prefer SUSE mostly because me and apt have issues.

Originally Posted by billygoat

Thanks to all with all the suggestions. So far I've tried Ubuntu and Xubuntu with terrible results. Searched and searched on the net to see if I could find a fix, but no luck. I'm thinking it's my computer. I think those OS systems require a Pentium 4 or better.

So now I'm downloading Linix Mint onto a USB stick. We'll see what happens.

By the way, I thought my USB stick was a Sun brand and that there would be no way to delete the pre-loaded stuff on it. A closer inspection revealed it was a SanDisk brand. If you want to delete the pre-installed programs off of it, they have a downloadable program to do so. Even works for deleting other stuff off in "one swell foop."

Dont forget to format your USB stick Fat 32