[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“Canada-based Vector Linux has been around about six years, the
original version was a noble attempt to put a friendly face on
Slackware and provide a minimalist distro that will run well on
old/low spec hardware. Now at version 5.1 it still does that, but
there is Vector Linux SoHo Edition too which is more like a
‘normal’ distro with Gnome, KDE, Open Office etc. Either version
can be downloaded from www.vectorlinux.com or bought on CD from the
Vector on-line CD store (though I bought mine from
www.linuxiso.co.uk) The standard version is only 390MB which makes
for a speedy download, the SoHo version is 690MB, still small
enough for a single CD-R…”
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