A linux distro targeting a 7 inch regular screen?

Question

linux

Tell me, please, a Linux distribution that is oriented for a 7-inch regular, not touch, screen of my netbook with a resolution of 800 × 480. It is desirable, but not critical, that the system fit into 2GB.
It's on the shelf and I don't know what to do with it. Those distributions that I tried to install either got up uncomfortably and did not fit into 2GB, or their UI got out beyond 800 × 480. If there are success stories in this matter - it will be just gorgeous!

Answer 1

There is an option with Archlinux + Awesome that will allow you to do incredible things on this netbook, but you will have to learn hotkeys, etc.
1. You will get 9 desktops
2. there will be one panel at the top for widget information, etc.
3. Everything is on the buttons and working with windows (tiles!) Is performed many times faster, for example, on 7 inches you can open 2 terminals simply by pressing Win + R roxt ++ it takes me no more than 5 seconds, as it is to launch any program .
There is very little RAM, arch after installation takes about 200 MB on disk. After installing the awesome codecs browser, etc. will be about 1 gig I think. The main thing is to put only what you need, without large metapackages, since arch is focused on this.
If Avesom is complicated and the concept does not fit, you can put tint2 and openbox will be a simple environment of about the same size, but for me, moving windows on such a screen, extra panels and window decorations will devour the workspace.

Answer 2

In general, try openbox. He, for example, is in CrunchBang Linux out of the box.

Answer 3

If you are familiar with Linux, install any distribution kit that fits into two gigs (with which you work better), switch to the console, install a compact shell.

Answer 4

mego?

Answer 5

I installed jolicloud on my Eee PC 701 4G

Answer 6

ubuntu netbook remix?

Answer 7

Arch + Fluxbox or XFCE. It will work pretty fast even on weak hardware. On my old Acer Aspire 1652, KDE 4 worked successfully and almost without brakes, although the same Ubuntu 10.10 slowed down even with two tasks. Cons of Arch: possible complexity in setting up, often old versions of programs in official repositories and the lack of proprietary software in them.

Answer 8

I once tried a bunch of everything on the asus eee pc 701.
Conclusions: either arch + some kind of light shell (I like enlightenment), build everything from scratch; or simply linux (now I have it, you can use firefox without brakes and even openofis a little).
there was an ubuntu netbook remix, and a bunch of parts from it. everyone won't fit into 2 gigabytes, and even if you move /var, /opt, /usr to an sd card, it's still the same.