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   Message 6,108 of 8,232   
   Dan Clough to Mike Powell   
   Re: Stripped down Debian dist   
   18 Aug 19 09:28:00   
   
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   -=> Mike Powell wrote to ALL <=-   
      
    MP> Is there still a stripped down distribution, based on debian,   
    MP> which keeps the kernel and security packages updated while   
    MP> remaining a version behind, or while stripping the bells and   
    MP> whistles?   
      
    MP> A few weeks back I tried upgrading an old Pentium-3 800 machine   
    MP> that I use as a server from debian 9 to 10 "Buster."  I had to   
    MP> downgrade it back due to issues with it grinding the system to a   
    MP> halt, and that is without even installing an x-server.  :)   
      
    MP> I was hoping there might still be some debian-based "lighter   
    MP> weight" distros out there.  The ones I remember from a few years   
    MP> back have ceased being maintained.   
      
   You might give antiX a try, it says it's a lightweight Deb variant   
   and specifically mentions running on P3's:   
      
   https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=antix   
      
      
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