[CentOS] Mini-centOS

xfce, compiled with optimizations, make my 1.1 ghz celeron laptop fly.
http://www.os-cillation.com/article.php?sid=43

Karanbir Singh wrote:
> kenkensmile at netscape.net wrote:
> 
>>I am using centOS for my server and centOS is extremely stable. I almost love centOS more than my wife. However, centOS is a bit heavy to run on my notebook (P III 1G, 256MB RAM). I need gnome, firefox, openoffice, realplayer, gaim, acrobat and thunderbird on my notebook, but if I install all of them (plus base-system), my notebook becomes very slow. I wish I could have a lighter version of centOS for notebooks and old desktops. Is there any project that I could have a mini-centOS in the future??? 
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> 
> Disable all services you dont need, stop the VC's ( you might want to
> retain at least 1 ), move to a lighter Gnome theme ( clearlooks is my
> current fav.!)
> 
> You will find CentOS 4 on a P-III 1 Ghz cpu is quite usable. In most
> cases, the HDD transfer rate is going to be slowing you down more than
> anything else.  ( Maybe read ahead tweaking might help here, marginally )
> 
> While 256MB is 'enough' for most things, its apps like OpenOffice that
> are going to struggle a bit.
> 
> - K
>