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06-24-2003, 07:24 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2003
Distribution: RedHat 9, Slackware Live, Slackware 9
Posts: 16
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old laptop... what version of linux?
I have an old Toshiba 440cx Laptop (pentium processor, 16mb ram, 1.5gb HD) that currently has a really unstable operating system on it.. I want to install linux so that I can run a simple server with forum, etc..
What version of linux should I install?
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06-24-2003, 07:41 PM
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Member
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: SC, USA
Distribution: Mandrake 10.0 Powerpack
Posts: 178
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I'm pretty sure linux requires at least 32mb of ram
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06-24-2003, 08:34 PM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: a little west of Birmingham, AL, USA.
Distribution: Porteus 3.1
Posts: 934
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The newer the Linux still applies. However you can get away with some older Linux distros here. Experiment! Linux by itself don't take much, but X slows it way down.
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05-29-2007, 06:49 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2007
Posts: 5
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DeLi Linux
http://delili.lens.hl-users.com/
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The test computer is a 486 laptop with 16 MB RAM, and all apps which comes with DeLi Linux are running smoothly.
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05-29-2007, 11:59 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: London
Distribution: PCLinuxOS, Salix
Posts: 6,181
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Try Damn Small Linux: that doesn't even need a Pentium!
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05-29-2007, 12:46 PM
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Member
Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware 13.37
Posts: 511
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Originally Posted by Riley
I'm pretty sure linux requires at least 32mb of ram
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Wrong.
I think Slackware needs at least 16MB of ram. |
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05-30-2007, 12:02 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Ubuntu 11.04, Debian testing
Posts: 5,019
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Yes, I recently found a distro that doesn't need more than 8MB but I'm afraid I have forgotten what it was called. I found it on distrowatch.com so I guess you could have a look for yourself.
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05-31-2007, 07:11 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Oct 2004
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 5,251
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