Hey /g/ Picked up a HP Mini with 2gb of ram for cheap. What

>>59457808
Arch + XFCE or if you're a tiling demon wizard, i3.
I HEAR KDE Neon is actually pretty lightweight, your mileage may vary.
Debain also just works.

Woah, an HP product that survived for several years. You should put it in a museum.

>>59457808
Do not listen to >>59457822
Arch is heavyweight, despite the install process and headless base install. Debian is lighter weight. Gentoo would work, but be prepared for an install that takes forever; but after it's done it'll be fast as all hell. Void Linux is good too, make sure to use the musl variant.
Of all these, Debian is the most 'just werks.' Most broad support and use, so you'll have an easy time getting it set up and installed, and any problems will have lots of answers out there on the internet.

>>59457822
This. Arch +i3 runs great even on my T60p that can barely handle a full web browser.

Install NixOS

File: IMG_7504.png (135KB, 393x325px) Image search: [Google]

135KB, 393x325px

>>59457808
>dat bezel

File: 7-12-07-eee_701.jpg (43KB, 393x420px) Image search: [Google]

43KB, 393x420px

>>59458126
>hating on bezels

>>59457822
>>59457992
Don't install Arch on old netbooks, they're dropping support i386 support later this year and the original Atom line weren't x64. I still need to get around to installing something other than Arch on my old EEE. Tiling WMs and in general setting things up to use the keyboard as much as possible does make a lot of sense on netbooks with their small touch pads.

>>59457994
>systemd
thanks, but no

File: mpc-txtbook-pc.jpg (18KB, 320x292px) Image search: [Google]

18KB, 320x292px

>>59457992
>on my T60p that can barely handle a full web browser
I don't believe this shit when I read it on here. I've been shitposting all day from this destitute OLPC shitbox and even with the stock XP install there's no real problem handling most mainstream websites in moderation with an ad blocker.

>>59457808
Debian Unstable and XFCE or Gentoo and XFCE for the best results, I think.

>>59457808
Build Gentoo on your desktop. Build it inside a VM or chroot.

Install built binary packages onto the laptop.

File: Lubuntu_on_x60s.jpg (2MB, 2560x2199px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2560x2199px

Lubuntu just werks(tm)

>>59459709
What is that cable with the disk? Is it safe for it? Looks neat.

File: hobo_external.jpg (509KB, 1920x1440px) Image search: [Google]

509KB, 1920x1440px

>>59459828
It's a SATA->USB cable from the Chinaman. Never failed me in 3 years of usage.

File: 525606_GreeAlvord_1326170755.grayfoxgree_gree__1_.jpg (140KB, 862x1280px) Image search: [Google]

140KB, 862x1280px

>>59457808
AWWWWWWWW THATS SO CUTE LIKE A LITTLE BABBI ELITEBOOK :^)

>>59460054
do you have a purchase link?

>>59460086
>>>/trash/

>>59458367
only the Atom N270 series was i686 only. if anon's netbook was manufactured in 2010 or later, chances are it has an N45x or N55x CPU, both of which are x64 compatible.
>>59457808
Check the CPU model.

Debian probably. Use whatever DE or WM you want, those netbooks ran Win7 fine enough back in the days when they were new. They'll handle gnome or whatever just fine. No experience with KDE though, I do not know how light or heavy it is.

Use LXDE of XFCE I guess if you particularly want to get a light option yet aren't quite wizardy enough for not using a DE.

But I'm using Gnome 3 just fine on an old core duo laptop. I used to use it just fine on an atom netbook.

>>59457808
Windows 7
I got an Acer Aspire one d270 with win 7 and it flies
Only thing i did was put an ssd into my netbook