Try Linux From Scratch or tiny sofa classic or slackware.
Okay, so I'm starting to get this Linux stuff...And I've decided that I'm going to install Dettu[Xx] on an old piece of crap computer for some experience. But from what I've read, Dettu[Xx] sounds lika bitch even to hardcore Linuxers. So I've been looking for a distro besides the mainstream ones (Redhat, Suse, Debian, Gentoo etc.) that will work good on a laptop, and that's not incredibly deadly to use. Something that can do everything the mainstream distros can, and more.
Try Linux From Scratch or tiny sofa classic or slackware.
I've heard of Slackware, therefore classifying it as mainstream. I believe it's listed under Mainstream/General Public on the Linux.org website. I looked at Tiny Sofa and from what I read it sounded like a network OS. I also don't want a distro based on a mainstream distro. Isn't Linux From Scratch just like...A kernel and a book? :P Ooh, ooh...I also want a distro with a shiny name so I can be like "I've got Schpiggywiggix." and even hardcore Lin-heads will be like "What?"
What about UTUTO, the only Richard Stallman recommended distro.
Not rated in first 100 distrowatch ranking, so no to be considered mainstream![]()
Intel Core i7-14700K - 14th Gen 20-Core (8P+12E) LGA 1700 125W CPU Processor
$373.96
Intel Core i5-6500 6th GEN Quad-Core 3.2GHz FCLGA 1151 CPU Processor SR2L6
$23.99
Intel Core i7 CPU Processors, I7 2600, i7 3770, i7 4770, i7 4790
$28.99
Intel Core i7-3770 Desktop Processor (3.4 GHz, 4 Cores, LGA 1155) Ivy Bridge
$29.99
Intel - Core i7-14700K 14th Gen 20-Core 28-Thread - 4.3GHz (5.6GHz Turbo) Soc...
$373.99
Intel - Core i5-14600K 14th Gen 14-Core 20-Thread - 4.0GHz (5.3GHz Turbo) Soc...
$305.99
Intel Core i7-4790K SR219 4.00GHZ 4Th Gen Used Desktop Processor CPU FCLGA1150
$64.99
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Processor (3.4GHz, 8 Cores, AM4) - 100-100000651WOF
$259.99
Intel Core i7-13700KF - 13th Gen Raptor Lake 16-Core (8P+8E) Desktop CPU Proc...
$289.99
INTEL CORE I5-8600 PROCESSOR | 3.10GHZ | SR3X0
$59.99