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unitcoed 06-24-2003 07:24 PM
old laptop... what version of linux?
 
I have an old Toshiba 440cx Laptop (pentium processor, 16mb ram, 1.5gb HD) that currently has a really unstable operating system on it.. I want to install linux so that I can run a simple server with forum, etc..

What version of linux should I install?

Riley 06-24-2003 07:41 PM
I'm pretty sure linux requires at least 32mb of ram

lectraplayer 06-24-2003 08:34 PM
The newer the Linux still applies. However you can get away with some older Linux distros here. Experiment! Linux by itself don't take much, but X slows it way down.

Lunix 05-29-2007 06:49 AM
DeLi Linux
 
http://delili.lens.hl-users.com/

Quote:
The test computer is a 486 laptop with 16 MB RAM, and all apps which comes with DeLi Linux are running smoothly.

DavidMcCann 05-29-2007 11:59 AM
Try Damn Small Linux: that doesn't even need a Pentium!

Tux-Slack 05-29-2007 12:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Riley
I'm pretty sure linux requires at least 32mb of ram
Wrong.
I think Slackware needs at least 16MB of ram.

jay73 05-30-2007 12:02 AM
Yes, I recently found a distro that doesn't need more than 8MB but I'm afraid I have forgotten what it was called. I found it on distrowatch.com so I guess you could have a look for yourself.

teckk 05-31-2007 07:11 PM
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
http://delili.lens.hl-users.com/
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=lin...l&fr=moz2&b=21


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