Summary: Howdy folks, I have to make do with an old laptop for about a month due to reasons beyong my control. Its got a 520 MB HD, 24 MB RAM, external CD ROM....
Summary: i have an old toshiba satellite pro 430cds and i dont want to throw it out, yet it dosent work well with windows 98se and windows 95 is too old. so i ...
Summary: Hello all, It’s a nice feeling entering Linux OS community for the first time, especially because I am on a serious task to switch all computers fro...
Summary: many distros do create a swap file during the install but, puppy & dsl do not. boot with the puppy cd and use the gparted app to create a linux parti...
Summary: What would be the best Linux Distro for a small 3 GB Hard Drive? I looked around and most of the good distros probably wouldnt fit on a 3 GB hard driv...
Summary: Sorry guys, I know you must get alot of these :( It's just that i'm not too clued up on Linux, so I wasn't sure what was the bestest and easiest distr...
Summary: hi, my friend wants to install linux on their old computer. whats the best distro for the following: 60mhz pentium 8mb ram generic vid card w/ (i thi...
Summary: I've a Dell Latitude CPi... on it, i run Knoppix currently from CD, but am looking to get a more.... permanent, OS.... without upgrading the RAM or pr...
Summary: you can use the computer as is (with only 8MB RAM), but you will not be able to use the X windows system. At least this is how I understand it. You ...
Summary: The 2 important things are RAM memory and the size of your hard disk. I think that the running Ubuntu (Breezy Badger) might require more RAM than yo...
Summary: i was wondering what linux distro would be good for this pc. here are the specs: 800 MHz Intel Celeron cpu 20 GB harddrive 48x cdrom 3D AGP graphics(...
Summary: Could anyone recommend a linux distro that would be good for a beginner? I don't want to be isolated from the shell prompt, or be babied or anything. ...
Summary: Depends on what you want to get from your Linux. Most newbies want Linux just for replacement of the Win. If this is your case then RH or Mandrake or ...
Summary: Hey guys. I'm basically starting up a coding project with my friend, and am about to set up a server on an older P4 windows box I have lying around. ...
Summary: Slashdot recently had a thread discussing small/floppy based Linux distros (March 3rd) - you may want to check out some of the ones the posters list: ...
Summary: looking for a FREE and up to date linux distro for noobs! i am really all new to linux and want to have a stable and 100% up and running system. i hav...
Summary: I was planning on possibly installing more than one linux distro anyway, once I get used to using linux and the basics. But right now I just want to i...
Summary: I was looking at pricewatch and I noticed I could get a no-OS laptop for el cheapo. I figured I would probably install Linux or freeBSD on it anyway,...
Summary: Simple question. What linux I should install to my old laptop? I have old Toshiba T5200 386,20-33Mhz,8MB Ram, 500MB Hard drive. I would like to use x-...
Summary: I've got an old mac kicking about here, about 4 meg of mem (it's a powerbook 150, No idea how fast it is, don't know mac very well), and a hard drive ...
Summary: I was curious as to which distro of linux would be most compatable with my laptop, a Compaq Presario (ouch) 1211CA. From all the research I've done, c...
Summary: Second point first. There is no chance in hell that SCO will win... Instead of putting out a great OS or software, they try to take a short cut to m...
Summary: Does anyone know where I can download a version of Linux that can be used as a floppy install for a laptop with NO cd rom drive or NIC attachements? ...
Summary: You need to make sure wireless support is enabled. I'm not real familiar with red hat, so you'll need to check to make sure all the stuff for your PC...
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