I recently slapped on Redhat 7.2 on a spare box I had lying around to try to learn linux and maybe set up a router/firewall. Once I load up X (GNOME), it starts running painfully slow. It can take up to 30 seconds or more just to open a terminal window. Keep in mind that the hardware is fairly decent as well. Any ideas on what I should do? Recompile the kernel perhaps? I am VERY newbish with linux so far =). Are there any other distributions I should try? I'll probably pick up a few books to help me. Debian? Mandrake? Slackware?
400 mhz Pentium II
64 MB Ram
TNT2 8.4 GB IBM HD
400 mhz Pentium II
64 MB Ram
TNT2 8.4 GB IBM HD