What Linux OS?

Author	Message
Knight Sky Send message Joined: 14 Apr 10 Posts: 24 Credit: 1,527 RAC: 0	Message 990883 - Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 17:31:01 UTC
	Im thinking of turining a old pc into a dedicated Boinc client that will run Seti@Home and other Boinc projects 24/7, im also planning on putting Linux on it as it uses less resources so will run better on a old machine then Windows, im looking for a version of Linux that has a low energy consumption, any suggestions anyone? ____________
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 8944 Credit: 36,833,055 RAC: 60,690	Message 990887 - Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 17:40:28 UTC - in response to Message 990883. Last modified: 21 Apr 2010, 17:40:52 UTC
	you might try Dotsch's yellow dog version. Its stripped down and IIRC has BOINC preinstalled. Its capable of running from a thumb drive. Check his thread for more details. I know Ubuntu is a popular Linux distro. I'm not aware of how well it works. I run a Mandriva box that is fairly simple to install and run. ____________ Proud member of TSWB. End terrorism by building a school
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Knight Sky Send message Joined: 14 Apr 10 Posts: 24 Credit: 1,527 RAC: 0	Message 990890 - Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 17:46:24 UTC Last modified: 21 Apr 2010, 18:01:53 UTC
	Thanks for the last reply, i will try that and see how it goes. Once again thank you. ____________
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