Vector Linux 5.9: Light, Fast Slackware-Based Distro | Linux Today

Vector Linux 5.9: Light, Fast Slackware-Based Distro

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 21, 2008

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“Vector Linux 5.9, released in late December of last year, is a
Slackware 12.0-based distribution that uses Xfce 4.4.2 as its
default user interface (‘UI’). Generally speaking, Xfce requires
less horsepower than other UIs, like GNOME and KDE, and so Vector
Linux (‘VL’ for short) bills itself as an excellent operating
system to install on older, lower-powered computers. I’ve been
using it for the past two weeks, and like what I see.

“VL comes in several free (i.e. ‘download the ISO and burn it
yourself’) and non-free flavors. If you want to try VL before
installing it, there’s also a live CD available…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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