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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 01-11-2004, 10:22 AM   #1
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which is fit for old laptop?


i have a old laptop computer, it's PI 166,96M RAM, 4G harddisk, have NIC and modem

which linux distro is fit for it ?
i need X
thanks
 
Old 01-11-2004, 10:36 AM   #2
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Take a look at VectorLinux. It's Slackware based and designed to run well on older hardware.
 
Old 01-14-2004, 01:09 PM   #3
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I had much luck on a P1 166(MMX) with 64MB ram and a 2GB hdd running slackware 8 then 9 w/ blackbox. It was easy to install just what I wanted/needed, and ran suprisingly well on the hardware.
 
  


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