I won a netbook several years ago (1 GHz, 1GB RAM*, 8GB SSD) with Windows XP pre
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Question
I won a netbook several years ago (1 GHz, 1GB RAM*, 8GB SSD) with Windows XP pre-installed. After a few weeks, the disk gets filled with Windows trash. I have tried latest version of Ubuntu, but the hardware requirements were to high. The only OS that the netbook could handle was Jolicloud, but I don't like the whole online stuff.
The netbook is not for me, but for a casual user. So I want to avoid that this user will face problems which can only be solved using a console (e.g., install a program).
Daily use:
Web browsing
Emails
Facebook games
Word and Excel
Skype
A lot of YouTube (now with Ubuntu videos are lagging)
I will have access to the netbook once, so if terminal is obligated for the first time only, it's not a problem.
Explanation / Answer
ArchBang is made for this stuff! It's all the goodness of Arch Linux...
Practically zero system requirements
Insanely huge repository of Software in the AUR - including software for your needs:
Google Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, Opera or many more browsers for internet browsing.
Any of the above browsers, or Mozilla Thunderbird for email.
Any of the above browsers for Facebook games
Any office program will use a lot of storage - more than you may want. But there are options: Abiword for a very lightweight MS Word alternative. LibreOffice for a full suite.
Skype for Skype!
Any of the above browsers for Youtube.
Super dynamic community
Bleeding-edge software
Without the hassle that's usually involved when installing Arch. You still get Pacman, and you can still install Yaourt.
Since you mention that you don't want the user to be locked to a console, you can install any of the large group of Pacman Frontends.