via: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2047853 “I was going to suggest XFCE. If it’s good enough for a pissed off Linus Torvalds, then it’s good enough for you. Or you could try LXDE actually. I mean, you would have to put real effort into going on Ebay, and really search and hunt for a computer low powered enough that LXDE won’t work. I mean LXDE is light, and good looking too. With the Ambiance and Radiance themes, it really does look as good as Gnome 2.”
via: http://www.umunthu.net/howtos/how-to-run-ubuntu-120410-or-100410-on-old-computers-with-very-limited-resources “How to run Ubuntu 12.04/10 or 10.04/10 on old computers with (very) limited resources”
Midori
Pidgin!
Configuration:
- Add Google Talk and Facebook accounts
- uncheck: Buddies > Show > Buddy Details
- Buddies > Sort Buddies > By Status
- Tools > Preferences
- Placement: Left
- Close conversations with the escape key
- Log all status changes to system log
- Mute sounds
- Idle 10 minutes
- Available at startup
- no smiley theme
- Tools > Plugins
- uncheck: Libnotify popups
- psychic mode
- I'dle Mak'er
- Contact Availability Prediction