VectorLinux is a fast, light-weight Linux distribution with hand picked, well integrated software that is designed to work well on older hardware, and positively flies on modern computers. For your convenience it comes in four “editions” or flavors.
Powerful + Full Featured + Extras
VectorLinux Deluxe Edition:
This edition is available as a mail order CD and purchased High Speed Downloads, containing our standard edition plus numerous additional applications specific to that VL version. The CD includes lot of extra applications which you can add at will to build the system which best fits your requirements. Additional included applications are KDE, OpenOffice and E17 amongst many others.
This edition would suit those without high-speed Internet connections and/or those who would like to help contribute to the VectorLinux community.
Read More… Go to Store
Fast + Powerful + Modern
VectorLinux Standard Edition:
This is our foundation edition – a freely downloadable distribution, which includes best of breed applications for every task and is specifically designed for use on older computers with slower processors and less RAM, or for those who appreciate bloat-free distributions. Features include the fast Xfce desktop environment, multimedia, email, web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets, and networking applications. It forms the stable base of our other editions and is ideally suited for an Internet workstation.
Read More… VL Standard download page.
Productivity + KDE + OpenOffice
VectorLinux SOHO Edition:
The SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) Edition maintains the VectorLinux philosophy of speed and stability, but is designed for modern computers and is based around the KDE desktop environment. Applications include OpenOffice, Java, the Gimp, Xsane, CUPS, Xara XTreme, financial applications, and many others. Everything is pre-installed and tweaked for maximum performance and ease of use. VL5.8-SOHO is available as a mail order CD from our CD Store or as a freely downloadable ISO. Our newer version of SOHO (VL5.9-SOHO) is available for purchase from our CD Store.
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Small + Stable + Configurable
VectorLinux Light Edition:
The Light Edition maintains the VectorLinux philosophy of speed and stability, but is designed for older computers, for those with hard disk space concerns, for those who are not easily able to download a full 700MB ISO, or for those who appreciate bloat-free, fast computing. It is based upon the lightweight and fast JWM and Fluxbox window managers. It is supplied with Opera as the browser/email/chat client and also includes some of the applications found in our Standard Edition. This distro edition is usable on computers with only 64MB of RAM.
VL Light download page.
Vector + Portable
VectorLinux LIVE Editions:
The LIVE Editions are bootable CDROM’s which contain the entire VectorLinux operating system on the CD. This enables the user to test a distribution on their system without the need of re-partitioning and installing to the hard drive. They also enable the user to use their favorite operating system on any computer, without affecting the computer for future users. If you desire you can actually also install the LIVE Editions to your hard drive, but it is recommended you choose our Standard or SOHO Edition instead if you wish to do this.
VectorLinux presently has two Live Editions: Standard and SOHO. The latest edition is a Preview of the Deluxe Edition.
Standard Live CD download page. SOHO Live CD download page.
Hardware Requirements:
Standard Edition: Pentium 200 or better, 96MB RAM, 2.1GB hard drive space for system only, more for your data.
SOHO Edition: Pentium 750 or better, 128MB RAM minimum, 3.1GB hard drive space for system only, more for your data, video and monitor capable of 1024×768 resolution at 24 bits color.
Light Edition: Pentium 166 or better, 64MB RAM minimum, 1.8GB hard drive space for full system – more for your data.
Live Editions: Pentium 750 or better, 256MB RAM minimum, video and monitor capable of 1024×768 resolution at 24 bits colour. For the Beryl version you will need a modern video card.
Comparative Table for Older Versions:
For more information, there is a comparative table of features and hardware requirements for our older versions HERE
Source : vectorlinux.com >>> Installation Guide
Saat ini saya menggunakan distro ini secara dualboot pada notebook P4 Mobile 1.7 GHz, HDD 60 Gb, RAM 512, Radeon Mobility 9100, Wifi, semua driver terdeteksi dengan baik dan distro ini berjalan sangat responsif, ringan dan cepat pada resource tersebut.
Alasan menggunakan distro ini pada notebook saya karena optical drivenya sudah lemah sehingga untuk instalasi menggunakan cara instalasi ISO Linux melalui DOS menggunakan loadlin. File yang diperlukan untuk instalasi ini bisa Anda peroleh/ekstrak dari ISO file Vector Linux menggunakan winrar.
Cara instalasi ISO Linux adalah sebagai berikut :
!!! Vector Linux: ISO-file Install Method ISO-file install method allow you to install Vector Linux using the downloaded ISO-file, without having to burn it into a CD-ROM. —————— !!!
Your Situation:
* The computer is running a Windows or a Linux OS
* The computer has plenty of harddisk space
* You cannot (or do not want to) burn a CDROM ————— !! Windows HOST You should have Windows running well on the computer.
Go to Vector Linux FTP site, download the following files:
* the ISO file (e.g: vl-5.0.iso), put it on top level directory (C:\, D:\, etc). * install/loadlin/loadlin.exe to C:\loadlin
* isolinux/initrd.img to C:\loadlin * isolinux/kernel/sata to C:\loadlin Shutdown Windows to DOS mode, then here we go:
cd C:\loadlin
loadlin sata initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram rw
————– !! Linux HOST If you have another Linux running well on the computer, this gonna be a piece of cake:
* Download the VL ISO, put it to $HOME/vinstall
* Download install/vinstall/vinstall-iso, to $HOME/vinstall Make sure the host is not running X-Window and services (see the CDROM + Linux host method). Then here is the cake:
## Go to vinstall directory
cd /home/vinstall
## Now install using the ISO
./vinstall-iso vl-5.0.iso
silahkan menuju 
