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I have been a Windows man all my life, but now I want to try Linux. For a start I have purchased a very old system in order to learn with, 233 MHz, 4 GB HDD, 64 MB RAM.
I want to learn RedHat Linux. What version do I install, and what software would I install on it?
What can I use Linux for, and where can I get good tutorials?
Well, I run RH 7.3 on a p200mmx, 128 megs of ram. I suggest you up it as well. Surf the internet-Mozilla, chat-Mozilla, email-Mozilla. Play music, burn cds, word processing, speadsheets, play games etc etc etc. You can do most things in Linux you can do in MS Windows and then some. All with so called obsolete hardware and free software. The Fedora legacy project is a good resouce for older RH OSs.
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Thanks man. I'll set up as soon as I can get the CD. Please tell me, can I download it free from the internet, or do I have to buy it?
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You can download the distribution (& many others) from
http://www.linuxiso.org/
They are .iso files to burn straight to CD(s) - you need a good broadband connection though."I know that I'm mad - I've always been mad..."
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i'm running Libranet 2.7 Classic on a 233mhz
4G HDD, 128MB Ram with XFCE & it is
lightning fast for such obsolete hardware
(not even USB on this dinosaur). I like so
much i neglect my Windows machine.
I used to run RH 7.3 with KDE which was
adequate at loading pages but it is much
faster now.
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I use windowmaker as my default window manager, opera 8, Mozila 1.7.8 browser plus a host of other Gnome 1.* goodies. Runs really well. If you decide on RH you can use yum or apt(originally on debian) to install software and security updates. Synaptic is the graphical
front end for apt. Running apt from a consol works just fine and dandy.
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IBM's developer works site has some good tutorials.
Personally I'd aim to start with up to date distros not old versions of red hat.
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Yes I would too, but the question is whether the system I am using is capable of supporting the most up to date version.
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I'm far from an expert on this so hopefully someone will come along who is..... but your system will be capable of running a totaly up to date linux installation. The problem is bloated GUIs, it probably wont run KDE or Gnome which which come with most distros, you can get around this by switching to something more lightweight like fluxbox. You may also need a distro that has a text mode install.
Damn Small Linux (http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/) will run ok on that hardware, it's not an ideal system to learn with since it's really meant to be used as a live CD. It's a really easy install (boot from CD and run a script) with good hardware detection and only needs a 300Mb partition so you'll have plenty of space to install other linux's.
Slackware is also often suggested for older hardware but I have no experience of it.
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Thanks for the response y'all :touched: Now I am really embarrassed with choices. I love you all!
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I suggest Slackware Linux with the XFCE GUI. XFCE is a really small yet functional GUI and runs super quick. I have it on all of my machines (excluding the servers which run Slackware without a GUI). Slackware, my favorite distro., is the most UNIX-Like Linux Distro around. It is also the oldest to survive. It's quick, easy and to the point with No-BS. Unlike Redhat and their RPMs (By the way, I wouldn't touch an RPM package with a 12foot steel pole), if you decide to learn Slack, you are learning the most UNIX like distro, and since Linux was built in BSD, Minix and Unix mind..well I'll let the well-known quote speak for itself:
"If you learn Redhat, you know Redhat. If you learn Slackware, you know Linux."
Good luck,
G. Spicuzza
PS- If you decide upon a specific distro., I suggestion taking a look into linuxquestions.org/questions as they have different forums for each distro. and in Linux as a whole.
Warm Regards,
Gian Spicuzza
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Guess u've gotten lots of options. I'l advise you to check up this site
http://www.linuxforum.com
Its got a lot of resources on linux that'l interest u.
take care
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i personally like suse, but that is only kuz i didn't like redhat and my friend can help me with it. he prases knoppix. he says it is the easiest he has seen. if you decide to put linux on a high end system, prepair for some troubles. it took us 30 min to install the driver for my 6200. NOT FUN. and if you want wireless internet, think again(unless you get a linux supported card.) i have to build a kernel for my card. it will be a bitch to do. just prepare yourself for some headaches with linux.
p4 3.0ghz @ 222X15=3330mhz
512mb pc3200 dual channel @222mhz
80gb wd hdd/40gb maxtor when on linux
8x agp geforce 6200 @ 530/585can't unlock extra pipes. plz help if you can
Audigy 2 ZS<b
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