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Linux for very old manchine

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Name: haotj
Date: February 19, 2005 at 21:25:25 Pacific
OS: any linux
CPU/Ram: cyrix233/64
Comment:

Which linux distro would be good for a cyrix233 with 64M or ram(video can share upto 4M)? thx




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Response Number 1
Name: eskiled
Date: February 20, 2005 at 16:29:38 Pacific
Reply:

www.slackware.org

www.linuxteens.com


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Response Number 2
Name: Hmmm
Date: February 20, 2005 at 20:35:52 Pacific
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Any i386-i586 version in text mode. In Gui any i386-i586 distro with a light window manager such as WindowMaker. I'd suggest you add at least another 64mb though.It will make a world of difference. Running RedHat 7.0 (old I know but "just works" and gnome 1.2 is very usefull if outdated as well ;), knoppix hdd install is fine too, on this P200mmx with 128 megs of ram and it just hums along. Using Opera 7.52 static as a browser. Be prepared to do a lot of reading and learn new concepts.


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Response Number 3
Name: harleycouple
Date: February 21, 2005 at 18:50:48 Pacific
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I believe VidaLinux or is it Vector,anyways, one of them may be suitable. It is intendend for such machines as yours as well as older ones.
Tried RH, Suse, Mandrake, Core 2, Ubuntu(nice and easy), Knoppix, etc. Running Linare now on a 800 mhz Celeron w/ 128 RAM. As Hmmm stated, mem upgrade is of utmost importance if ya want it to respond well. Good luck

Pardon me, I suffer from ethical egoism, and whats best for me, goes.


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Response Number 4
Name: 3Dave
Date: February 23, 2005 at 01:38:53 Pacific
Reply:

Debian is another option.... as is FreeBSD
if you don't mind not going down the linux
road.


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Response Number 5
Name: uberpete
Date: February 25, 2005 at 19:26:21 Pacific
Reply:

"very old" har har har thats practically brand new i've got 486/25 with 8mb running x

run vector linux vectorlinux.com


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Response Number 6
Name: eskiled
Date: February 26, 2005 at 11:01:06 Pacific
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DAMN pete. you must hvae tweaked the hell out of that, because 32mb ram is usually the absolute minimum requirement for X...

www.linuxteens.com


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Response Number 7
Name: noordinaryspider
Date: February 26, 2005 at 21:00:31 Pacific
Reply:

Nobody's mentioned Damn Small Linux yet.
That's going on my P-166 48MB RAM.

I'm typing this on Slax, a minimalist Live
CD version of Slackware, which you might
want also want to try.

Dim4554: WinXP Home SP2 P4 2.40GhZ, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD
PresarioS5000NX: WinXP Home/SLAX, Celeron,384MB RAM,40GB HD
DimV400: Win2000/Mandrake 10.1, PII 400Mhz, 128MB RAM, 8GB HD
Gateway P166: Win95/Damn Small Linux, 48MB RAM 2GB HD


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Response Number 8
Name: uberpete
Date: February 28, 2005 at 06:27:55 Pacific
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vector will be the best you will ever try


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