Have XP, what Linux distro should I dual boot

I have a 120G XP machine. I want to dual boot a Linux distro.

What distro can you recommend? Does linpus have the best hardware support for this platform?

...Richard

 

Probably it does. Linpus has also been tweaked extensively to get good speed, low memory usage, and quick startup. But I would guess that most people who install a second OS on their AA1 are installing some version of Ubuntu. Personally, I'm sticking with Linpus.

 

Thanks, any idea where I can download it?

 

What I can suggest is Mandriva. Whole system works out-of-the-box...

 

Hundreds of places Try `download ubuntu' in Google. If you have a bittorrent client, you might find a torrent download faster than a web download, given the size. This is the one _legal_ use of bittorrent that I've come across

 

Sorry, I meant where can I get Linpus

 

hello

What about puppy Linux, any good?

 

linpus.com

 

I am just about to go out and buy a Aspire 1 but would much prefer the interface of the Eeeepc!

The standard Linpus lite edition seems to have what i need (see the first green screenshot)
http://www.thecodingstudio.com/open...dex.php?linux_distribution_sm=Linpus 9.4 Lite

Is it a case of simply installing it and will it run as well as the Aspire one specific version?

 

I suppose that's the question I wanted to ask next.

 

The current version doesn't support the SD card readers or wifi out of the of the box (or in this case, off the iso). A pet package (which is standard the way Puppy Linux users get their add-ons) is available for wifi. Puppy does not seem to include the pciehp module which is apparently needed by the SD card readers.

The major advantage of the Linpus version included with the AA1 is full use of the multicard reader; neither Fedora nor Ubuntu have this. I don't know about Mandriva. The standard kernel does not include modules for the JMicron multicard reader. Given that Linpus Lite is based on Fedora, one option is to use the Linpus Lite kernel with Fedora. Definitely a bit of messing around, but I did have it working on the AA1 that died on me.

 

Thanks for the comprehensive reply, RockDoctor.

Sorry to hear about your dead AA1.