Thinkpad T20 and Ubuntu

whiterabbit · 13th October 2005, 12:20 PM

Picked up a thinkpad t20 (PIII 700mhz) the other day for $475 so I guess I really shouldn't be complaining.

The thing is... I'm at my last straw with Ubuntu. To be honest, I'm thinking about going right back to Win2k. It was faster, less boggy and didn't take up a crap load of battery power. Ubuntu takes almost five minutes to boot up while W2k takes two.

Anyway...

I'm just surprised that it's come to this. I'm all for Ubuntu and Linux.. it runs extremely well on my desktop but processor speed is a factor there.

Do any of you run a linux distro on your "very low spec" notebooks? Are there any other distros that might be worth checking out and are less demanding? Is there something I can do to get it running a little more stable?
Thanks

neo2_tas · 13th October 2005, 12:38 PM

I'm running Ubuntu on my P3 1GHz laptop right now. I have no problems at all with it, boots extremly quickly, doesn't bog down and in general performs better than W2K/XP

whiterabbit · 13th October 2005, 2:27 PM

Thanks for rubbing it in.

I might tweak around and see how that goes.

Deanodriver · 13th October 2005, 9:43 PM

How much RAM do you have?

If you don't have much, there are guides on the forums (and the wiki) to install Ubuntu on low-end systems, using cut-down software like the XFCE desktop environment instead of the full-fat Gnome.

whiterabbit · 13th October 2005, 10:38 PM

Funny that you should mention that. I figured it was gnome so I had a look around and apt-get installed xfce4. Working well so far. Not as boggy and takes a quarter of the time to load.

Might stick with this for a while.

drrevenge · 14th October 2005, 12:07 AM

have you had a look at linuxonlaptops.com

there might be some other people there who might be able to help you out.

Cheers
Dr. Revenge

13th October 2005, 12:20 PM	#1
whiterabbit (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: nth balwyn.melbourne Posts: 128	Thinkpad T20 and Ubuntu Picked up a thinkpad t20 (PIII 700mhz) the other day for $475 so I guess I really shouldn't be complaining. The thing is... I'm at my last straw with Ubuntu. To be honest, I'm thinking about going right back to Win2k. It was faster, less boggy and didn't take up a crap load of battery power. Ubuntu takes almost five minutes to boot up while W2k takes two. Anyway... I'm just surprised that it's come to this. I'm all for Ubuntu and Linux.. it runs extremely well on my desktop but processor speed is a factor there. Do any of you run a linux distro on your "very low spec" notebooks? Are there any other distros that might be worth checking out and are less demanding? Is there something I can do to get it running a little more stable? Thanks Last edited by whiterabbit; 13th October 2005 at 12:21 PM.

13th October 2005, 2:27 PM	#3
whiterabbit (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: nth balwyn.melbourne Posts: 128	Thanks for rubbing it in. I might tweak around and see how that goes. Last edited by whiterabbit; 13th October 2005 at 2:28 PM.

13th October 2005, 9:43 PM	#4
Deanodriver Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,953	How much RAM do you have? If you don't have much, there are guides on the forums (and the wiki) to install Ubuntu on low-end systems, using cut-down software like the XFCE desktop environment instead of the full-fat Gnome. __________________ sifnt.net.au \| I brew, therefore I am.

13th October 2005, 12:38 PM	#2
neo2_tas Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Devonport, Tas Posts: 174	I'm running Ubuntu on my P3 1GHz laptop right now. I have no problems at all with it, boots extremly quickly, doesn't bog down and in general performs better than W2K/XP

13th October 2005, 10:38 PM	#5
whiterabbit (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: nth balwyn.melbourne Posts: 128	Funny that you should mention that. I figured it was gnome so I had a look around and apt-get installed xfce4. Working well so far. Not as boggy and takes a quarter of the time to load. Might stick with this for a while.

14th October 2005, 12:07 AM	#6
drrevenge Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 136	have you had a look at linuxonlaptops.com there might be some other people there who might be able to help you out. Cheers Dr. Revenge