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08-01-2006, 04:42 AM
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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Montreal, Canada
Distribution: Debian 12, Arch & Sid
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Host distro (not the live cd)
Since i dont want to use the livecd as my host distro, because i need to use that host os regularly meanwhile.
Wich distro do you recommend, i tought of installing Slackware but read that it use the 2.6.1 kernel (not the 2.6.2 lfs minimum requisite)and if i recall, it boot with Lilo not Grub. I intend to build my first lfs on an old p3 450mgh. And if successfull i will do it on my faster comp.
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08-01-2006, 04:55 AM
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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Distribution: Arch Linux
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Arch Linux.
Nice and simple...and a good choice if like Slackware.
If you have a good network connection, the base install download is only 200mb.
Last edited by deroB; 08-01-2006 at 04:59 AM.
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08-01-2006, 06:29 AM
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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Montreal, Canada
Distribution: Debian 12, Arch & Sid
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Unfortunatly the Arch Linux (gimmick vrs with the 2.6 kernel) will not run on anything lower than 686 type processor, i am installing on a x86 586 (p3 450mgh).
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08-01-2006, 06:47 AM
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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Distribution: Arch Linux
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Oops, I'm obviously not very knowledgable with my 486,586's...etc
The only other distros I've used are Debian and Gentoo, Gentoo would be great, but with your computer I doubt you will want all those compile times just for the host  |
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08-01-2006, 07:38 AM
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Florida
Distribution: Slackware, Linux from Scratch
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Originally Posted by Davno
Since i dont want to use the livecd as my host distro, because i need to use that host os regularly meanwhile.
Wich distro do you recommend, i tought of installing Slackware but read that it use the 2.6.1 kernel (not the 2.6.2 lfs minimum requisite)and if i recall, it boot with Lilo not Grub. I intend to build my first lfs on an old p3 450mgh. And if successfull i will do it on my faster comp.
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The current version of Slackware, 10.2, uses the 2.4.31 kernel as default, but has the 2.6.13 kernel on the CD as an option. Also, the bootloader is a matter of preference, they both work equally well. |
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08-01-2006, 07:54 AM
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Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Distribution: Debian Stable
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Actually, any Pentium 2/3/4/D and any Celeron will run 686 code. 586 refers to the original Pentium and compatible (AMD/Cyrix) processors.
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08-01-2006, 08:11 AM
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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Montreal, Canada
Distribution: Debian 12, Arch & Sid
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Originally Posted by IsaacKuo
Actually, any Pentium 2/3/4/D and any Celeron will run 686 code. 586 refers to the original Pentium and compatible (AMD/Cyrix) processors.
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Your right, i just went looking back at the Arch Linux site, and realised my mistake. Thxs
I guess ill use Arch as a host system. |
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