Lightweight Linux for old hardware?

Mana Trance · 10-12-2004, 09:23 AM

I recently acquired a 1996 Monorail 7366 all-in-one PC. It runs fine, and has the following attributes:

CPU: 116mhz
RAM: 32 MB
Video: 640x480 SVGA
CD-ROM: 4x
Floppy: 3.5"
HDD: 1 GB

Given this, I'm looking for a graphical Linux distribution that will run at least as quickly as the current OS (Windows 95) does. Preferably it will also be small in size, as I want to have as much space as possible available on the tiny HDD. Any suggestions?

K@rl` · 10-12-2004, 09:24 AM

DamnSmallLinux ?

It's 50mb and I'm pretty sure it has a light wieght GUI.

Mana Trance · 10-13-2004, 11:28 AM

Great, thanks.

Is that the only one? How about text-based distros?

theYinYeti · 10-13-2004, 11:45 AM

It's not the only one. Search the board with keywords "old" "laptop" for example.

hw-tph · 10-13-2004, 03:38 PM

VectorLinux might fit the bill too. It's based on Slackware and specifically aimed at older PC desktops and laptops. Works like a charm on my 166MHz Pentium "Classic" laptop with 40MB RAM.

Håkan

LavaDevil94 · 10-13-2004, 05:22 PM

SmallLinux is small (two floppies), lightweight (no GUI preinstalled), and Slack-based. I run it on my laptop (486SX 33Mhz, 4MB of RAM, 200MB harddrive, 640x480 VGA monitor) as a C development station.

Mana Trance · 10-13-2004, 07:32 PM

Cheers guys, you rock.