I have almost these exact specs, except mine is a P3 and not a celeron. I use Xubuntu (xfce) and have found it a pleasure to use. -Mark Radu-Cristian Fotescu wrote: > Folks, > > I might be polluting this list, but I'm having several questions and > observations, so I thought that sending a mail to Urs wouldn't be the bes > t > choice. > > I was looking for a *reliable* Linux distro that would work fast with a > 8-y.o. low-end laptop (HP Omnibook XE3, Celeron-128k, 850 MHz, 256 MB RAM > > PC-100, slow CD-ROM). > ...snip...