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Hello, I have an AMD 350 with 64 megs of ram. I was hoping to setup a linux box, and host my website from it. So, I was hoping to run linux, a webserver, and maybe a file server. I downloaded suse 10, and later found out there's no way I can run this distro (ie. i'd need a much bigger system with more ram). I was told that linux can run on older systems with not a whole lot of ram, which is what led me down this path.
So, is there a distro. that will fit my system, and my (wish list) requirments?
I'd appreciate any opinions, as I am brand new to linux but very eager to learn.
thank you...
Tom
SUSE is indeed a poor choice for a low end system. YAST eats RAM for breakfast.
Debian or Slackware are better choices, but they can be harder to learn and configure depending on your experience.
There is also Vectorlinux (which is based on Slackware) that is made specifically for lower end PCs.
Thanks guys for all your advice, I really appreciate it...
I went with VectorLinux, so far, I really like it, and it works great on my system...
Thanks again,
Happy Linuxing...
Todd
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