hii guys i saw on internet a lot of linux version but i dont know which linux is better for my old notebook processor : 266mhz ram : 64-128 mb
xubuntu, runs on very old hardware. Get the alternative disk if you want even better performance. Or puppy linux is also good on low spec
Use Puppy Linux XFCE Edition, is fast. (Typing it on puppy XFCE on virtualbox xp on virtualbox windows 7 )
I just recently installed Mandriva 2009.1 on my AAO after using Debian Squeeze and I must say, Mdv done a heck of a job, everything seems to be working out the box more than Debian. Of course with debian, it doesn't include alot of non free stuff as mdv. But as elliott678 said, its more of a personal preference...
Lubuntu 10.04 would be the best fit for your desktop if you want it to be beautiful and have a full Desktop manager. Puppy Linux is very nice too. Any distro that runs LXDE would run nice on it, definitly not XFCE, GNOME, KDE distros
A friend recently asked me to get his old computer that originally came with Windows ME up and running again. His primary use would be web surfing. The first thing I did was a hardware survey. He had a 600 MHz Celeron with 128 MB RAM and 6 GB hard drive. This machine would not support Windows XP and I was concerned about security vulnerabilities in the unsupported versions of older Windows. I then started searching for a suitable distribution of Linux. After trying several, we ended up using Legacy OS, previously known as Teen Pup. All of the hardware was supported and performance was very good even though this machine did not have the minimum suggested RAM. We were also very pleased with the GUI. Many of the distros designed for low end hardware look horrible, so this came as a pleasant surprise. I can highly recommend Legacy OS and suggest that you take a look at it.