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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.
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).
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
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.
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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