Is there something like the old XF86Setup package out there? Text mode?

[Knapp]

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-03-19 at 04:37 -0400, Steven Vollom wrote:
>
>> I am just thinking you may want to consider Xubuntu Jaunty alpha.  It is
>> less problematic than either Hardy or Intrepid, in my opinion, and is a
>> dream when installing things.  I hope this is not a presumption.
>>
>> Steven
>
> Thanx Steven, I doubt though that it would solve the problems of old
> iron and KDE is way too top heavy for a P-II with a Cyrix processor.
> What I intended to do was install Kubuntu then load a lightweight
> desktop on instead. Then I'd have the latest apps. But, it looks like
> Xorg is headed down another path towards keeping the user out of the
> loop for "ease of use".
>
> Again, the installer found my video and mouse just fine and installed in
> graphical mode. It crapped out on rebooting the new install. Same thing
> happened to it with Hardy as well, although I finally managed to get it
> up and running, if only precariously. Nope, it seems to get worse
> instead of better. <sighs> I've been installing Linux since the 12 disk
> floppy set dark ages and it's not the same anymore. I think in some
> aspects it has gotten worse without the tool sets for text mode that we
> used to have. <moans> Ric
>
> --

Just switch distros! You can have all the control in the world. You
could go with gentoo. You could go with vector, absolute or some other
slackware based system. These are just like you remember but improved.

http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=Old+computers&origin=All&basedon=All&desktop=All&architecture=i386&status=Active

-- 
Douglas E Knapp

Why do we live?