[SlugBug] Linux Desktop for an OLD machine (newbie question)

[Jean-Michel Hiver]

> What kind of distro can you put on an old computer such as this?

Redhat 9. Just replace the bluecurve desktop with something lighter /
faster such as Windowmaker.


> Is there any way I can run KDE or am I going to have to use one of the 
> old window manager/desktop thingies? I mainly want to run Mozilla and 
> Kile(a LaTeX specific editor) and a terminal to the faster UNIX machines 
> in  my department. I'm fairly new to the whole Linux thing, having used 
> Mandrake 8.something and RH9, but I'm not scared of trying something 
> more hardcore a la Slackware or Gentoo. However, I don't wanna spend 3 
> days installing them just to find that they're unusable...

WindowMaker is very nice and usable - I use it at work all the time.
Plus it's fast! It runs Gnome and KDE apps with no major problem - you
should really give it a serious try :)