Which distro should I use on an IBM ThinkPad T41 for speed?

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Solution 1

You can use unity 2D in the given configuration.But for faster experience lxde is the better choice

Installation

      sudo apt-get install lxde

Alternatively you can chose Lubuntu (ubuntu derivative with lxde de)

Solution 2

I had this same Thinkpad model before switching to W510. I ran Unity 2D from 11.10 and didn't experience dramatic lags and graphical performance issues. Metacity is very efficient and doesn't consume much resources.
Because it's very easy to switch to Unity at login time I recall that Unity was a bit slow and Compiz consumed a lot of memory compared to total amount I had.

Solution 3

Don't you forget of the little sister of ubuntu: Lubuntu!

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Lubuntu 11.10 requires a minimum of 128 MB of RAM to run and 256 MB of RAM to install with the graphic installer. The recommended minimum RAM to run a live CD session is 384 MB.

Lubuntu 15.04 requires for advanced internet services like Google+, Youtube, Google Docs and Facebook at least 1 GB RAM

Solution 4

Ubuntu Unity 2D should work fine on that system. Nothing fancy is needed to run 2D and yours is just fine.

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FOSS lover, learning PSP/TSP

Updated on September 18, 2022

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Dexter Schneider over 1 year
The following on DOM ready function, if I have 2 functions that use this declaration:
```
$(document).ready(function(){my Function here});
```
Now should I use two tags, one for each function or should I declare both functions in one of these tags, both inside the: $(document).ready(function(){my two Functions here});?
```
<script>
    $(document).ready(function(){my Function here});
</script>
```
Thank You
- jrg about 12 years
  
  Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Question like this that are open ended should be posted in the Ubuntu Forums, please see the FAQ for what is ontopic here, thanks! You might be interested in reading through this as well askubuntu.com/questions/65083/…
- Shadow Wizard Chasing Stars almost 12 years
  
  What you mean by "tags"? First I thought you mean <script> tags but I'm not sure. Please make it more clear in your question.
- Dexter Schneider almost 12 years
  
  Thanks for the feedback. I meant <script> tags yes.
Dexter Schneider almost 12 years

thank you for your answer.vWhat if I have a function initializing an already included script, such as this: <script type="text/javascript"> $(function() { $('.quickFlip').quickFlip(); }); </script> . Should this script be included inside the html?
Mihai Stancu almost 12 years

Using that principle of easy to manage if it's all in one place makes for big functions (many lines of code, many conditional branches and subbranches). Big functions are an indicator of lack of modularization of the code and lack of encapsulation of concerns. Which in turn leads to spaghetti code. The correct term for OOP spaghetti code is Spaghetti and meatballs :-).
Dexter Schneider almost 12 years

One more question, what is the difference in using $(document).ready(function(){}); and using just $(function(){}); ?
Salman A almost 12 years

No difference. One is easier on the eyes than the other :) see jQuery.ready()
matpol almost 12 years

I don't mean write the functions here - put the function calls here. A function call is usually one line? It also depends on the project.
Mihai Stancu almost 12 years

I didn't mean adding the function code entirely there either. But in complex projects or long time maintenance projects requirements tend to stack-up and you start needing to bind some events only in some cases and needing to pass some parameters for some types of objects and some other parameters for other types of objects. You end up writing ifs there to manage this and they turn into spaghetti fast.