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VectorLinux 4.3 - Rocket Fueled Slackware

Posted by michael on from the vroom-vroom dept.

SilentBob4 writes "Mad Penguin has the first review of the latest VectorLinux release. Vector is based on Slackware Linux, but is built on a newer 2.6.7 kernel (Slackware 10 was still built on a 2.4 kernel with the option of using 2.6) and is optimized to run well on older hardware. Even old Pentium PCs run well on this distro. Complete review with screenshots."

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  1. Not in the FAQ by Stevyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does VectorLinux still follow the right-hand-rule?

  2. Re:Why bother with old hardware? by BluhDeBluh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Presumably some sort of ancient bacteria. With this in mind, they'll probably find primitive 386s on Mars in 20 years...

  3. Um.... by StickMang · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently he was running his mysql server on dinosaur hardware!

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  4. It'll even run on old Pentiums! Woo hoo! by Not_Wiggins · · Score: 3, Funny

    FINALLY, I can stop using my old P75 as a very efficient doorstop, install this distro and crunch one SETI packet every 2 years!

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